Word Study
tipper
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun tipper has 2 senses
- tipper(n = noun.person) Array - a person who leaves a tip; "a generous tipper" is a kind of bestower, conferrer, donor, giver, presenter
- tipper(n = noun.artifact) dump truck, dumper, tip truck, tipper lorry, tipper truck - truck whose contents can be emptied without handling; the front end of the platform can be pneumatically raised so that the load is discharged by gravity; Array is a kind of motortruck, truck
Derived form verb tip3
Derived form verb tip1
CIDE DICTIONARY
tipper, n.
A kind of ale brewed with brackish water obtained from a particular well; -- so called from the first brewer of it, one Thomas Tipper. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
tipper, n. (often attrib.) a road haulage vehicle that tips at the back to discharge its load.
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