tipper
Americannoun
noun
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a person who gives or leaves a tip
he is a generous tipper
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short for tipper truck
Etymology
Origin of tipper
Example Sentences
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"The new trains are significantly increasing capacity over what we've had previously, and that means that we can move more people more frequently," said TfW's chief infrastructure officer Dan Tipper.
From BBC • Jan. 3, 2026
Mr. Tipper is a books editor at the Journal.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025
In 2000, when Tipper Gore, then the second lady, came to Rhode Island to campaign for him, he stood on a stage with her and told his constituents about his bipolar disorder.
From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2023
The college, which hosted then-second lady Tipper Gore and Sen. Maria Cantwell in 1999, also offers a fire service training program and fire recruit academy, said Torres.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 7, 2022
Summer fifteen on Beechwood, Granny Tipper was gone.
From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart
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