scoop
noun
a ladle or ladlelike utensil, especially a small, deep-sided shovel with a short, horizontal handle, for taking up flour, sugar, etc.
scooper
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a word derived from
scoop.
Example Sentences
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The tabs securing the scooper part of his brand new pooper scooper had broken.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Just use a scooper or swab to get a small sample of your stool in the privacy of your own bathroom, seal it in a vial and send it back to the company.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 14, 2023
“It just feels awful,” said Mazey Christensen, 20, a scooper at Sweet Republic, an ice cream shop in Phoenix.
From New York Times ● Jul. 18, 2023
However, it is known that a Black man named Alfred L. Cralle invented the ice cream scooper, and a 12-year-old enslaved boy, Edmond Albius, discovered the way to cultivate vanilla beans.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 30, 2021
Emma came into the room with a stack of bowls, a half gallon of chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream, and a scooper.
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
