Dipper — synonyms, definition

1. dipper (Noun)

Big Dipper Bucephela albeola Charles's Wain Little Dipper Wain bufflehead butterball ladle plough scoop shovel spade spoon trowel wagon water ouzel

dipper (Noun) — A ladle that has a cup with a long handle.

dipper (Noun) — Small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage.

dipper (Noun) — Small stocky diving bird without webbed feet; frequents fast-flowing streams and feeds along the bottom.

dipper (Noun) — A group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major.

dipper (Noun) — A cluster of seven stars in Ursa Minor; at the end of the dipper's handle is Polaris.

asterism duck ladle oscine oscine bird American water ouzel Cinclus aquaticus Cinclus mexicanus European water ouzel North Star Polaris polar star pole star polestar Bucephala Cinclidae Great Bear Little Bear Ursa Major Ursa Minor family Cinclidae genus Bucephala