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
Jay Hain, a former Full Tilt general manager who started as a scooper in 2015, said the business hired employees from diverse groups, including drag queens and metalheads.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 6, 2024
“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
The scooper in his hand dripped ice cream onto the floor.
From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling
