tipper

[tip-er]

noun

1. a person or thing that tips: tip.

   The waiters liked him for being a big tipper.

ˈtipper

/ ˈtɪpə /

noun

1. a person who gives or leaves a tip

   he is a generous tipper

2. short for tipper truck

Word History and Origins

Origin of tipper¹

First recorded in 1810–20; tip ³ + -er ¹

Example Sentences

"We came here and we hired machinery: JCBs and tippers and God knows what."

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It involved a blue Ford Puma car and a red and black Scania tipper lorry, according to South Wales Police.

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But our camera also captured a tipper lorry emptying its load onto piles of waste.

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Other individuals and organizations have launched parallel efforts, with the Los Angeles Tenants Union urging tippers to submit reports of sudden rent increases they have witnessed.

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Mr Harrison said the Welsh government "aren't currently looking at that", but he would like to see harsher penalties for fly tippers.

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