Collins English-English Dictionary

dipper ['dɪpə]

1. 1. n a ladle used for dipping

2. 2. n water ouzel any aquatic songbird of the genus Cinclus and family Cinclidae, esp C. cinclus. They inhabit fast-flowing streams and resemble large wrens

3. 3. n a slang word for pickpocket

4. 4. n a person or thing that dips, such as the mechanism for directing car headlights downwards

5. 5. n a small metal cup clipped onto a painter's palette for holding diluent or medium

6. 6. n [archaic] an Anabaptist

7. 7. n See also big dipper