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tipper

[ tip-er ]
/ ˈtɪp ər /
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noun
a person or thing that tips: The waiters liked him for being a big tipper.
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Origin of tipper

First recorded in 1810–20; tip3 + -er1

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH tipper

tipper , tipster
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British Dictionary definitions for tipper

tipper
/ (ˈtɪpə) /

noun
a person who gives or leaves a tiphe is a generous tipper
short for tipper truck
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