Synonyms for dipper
ˈdɪp ərdip·per

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1. dippernoun

   a ladle that has a cup with a long handle

   Synonyms:
   water ouzel, butterball, bufflehead

2. Little Dipper, Dippernoun

   a cluster of seven stars in Ursa Minor; at the end of the dipper's handle is Polaris

   Synonyms:
   water ouzel, butterball, bufflehead

3. Big Dipper, Dipper, Plough, Charles's Wain, Wain, Wagonnoun

   a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major

   Synonyms:
   estate car, station waggon, beach waggon, big dipper, roller coaster, paddy wagon, coaster wagon, water ouzel, plow, bufflehead, chute-the-chute, patrol wagon, beach wagon, butterball, black Maria, police wagon, waggon, station wagon, police van

4. bufflehead, butterball, dipper, Bucephela albeolanoun

   small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage

   Synonyms:
   bufflehead, water ouzel, roly-poly, fatty, fat person, fatso, butterball

5. water ouzel, dippernoun

   small stocky diving bird without webbed feet; frequents fast-flowing streams and feeds along the bottom

   Synonyms:
   water ouzel, butterball, bufflehead

Matched Categories

1. • Ursa Major
   • Ursa Minor
   • Asterism
   • Duck
   • Ladle
   • Oscine Bird

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1. List of paraphrases for "dipper":

   diver, bear

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How to use dipper in a sentence?

1. Nick Lake:

   Even that relatively short period of time renders the Teapot in Sagittarius (a bright pattern to look for in the sky) and the Big Dipper unrecognizable.