English Explanatory Dictionary

scooper

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who scoops.
  2. Something that scoops.
  3. An engraver's tool.
  4. The avocet, a bird that scoops up the mud to obtain food.
  5. A journalist who obtains a scoop, or exclusive.
  6. A type of air tanker waterbomber airplane, which is capable of landing on water, and directly scooping up water to fill its tanks, by skimming the water's surface with scoops delopyed.

Pronunciation

/ˈskuːpə(ɹ)/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-scooper.wav

Word forms

scooper scoopers

Etymology

From scoop + -er.

Synonyms

scoop

Derived words

melon ball scooper pooper-scooper poop scooper
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