tipper
noun
Simple meaning
A large truck that can lift its back to dump materials.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈtɪpɚ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
Someone who tips; someone who gives a gratuity.
uk
A goods vehicle with a tippable body, used for carrying loose materials such as gravel or rubble; a tipper truck, tipper lorry, or dump truck.
A person who tips or discharges a load, or dumps waste (especially illegally with the latter).
One who gives private hints about racing or financial speculation, etc.; a tipster.
A device for loading goods such as coal by tipping them.
also in plural form
A cutting tool used to cut off or trim the horns of livestock; a horn tipper.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- C2 · Proficient (estimated)
- Frequency
- Rare
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Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Someone who tips; someone who gives a gratuity.
Used this way, tipper is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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Compound terms
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Truck whose contents can be emptied without handling.
Truck whose contents can be emptied without handling.
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