dipper
noun
a person or thing that dips.
dippers
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pluralof dipper.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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I've been speaking to our players recently, and there's a growing thing about footballers scoring trendy goals - whippers and dippers - but he didn't think about that.
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2024
Garnish with parsley, let cool 10 minutes, serve with dippers and enjoy.
From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2024
We ended our tour at Hallam Lake, admiring the fortitude of American dippers, bathing in a snow-banked stream.
From New York Times ● Dec. 3, 2022
This lovely dip invites that possibility, as it pairs beautifully with a variety of vegetable and fruit dippers.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 28, 2022
Worsley, Crean, Vincent, McCarthy, and McNeish frantically pumped and bailed with anything they could find—the cook pot, dippers, their hands—anything that would get the water out of the boat.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
