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.

Nearby words

tipi, tipoff, tippecanoe, tippecanoe and tyler too, tippee, tipper, tipper truck, tipperary, tippet, tippett, tipping point

Origin of tipper

First recorded in 1810–20; tip³ + -er¹

Can be confused

tipper tipster

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Examples from the Web for tipper

Elizabeth Dole and Tipper Gore would both have been married to former presidents; they were both well-liked.
Does the Spouse Bump Exist? History Suggests First Ladies Don’t Often Tilt Elections|Mark McKinnon|April 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST
As Sandra Kobrin wrote on Women's eNews, women have reached "The Tipper Point."
The End of Male Privilege: Women Fed Up With Bad Behavior|Leslie Bennetts|May 23, 2011|DAILY BEAST
We constantly ask ourselves in the writers' room: Will she end up like Hillary or Tipper?
TV's Scorned Political Wife|Robert King|July 13, 2010|DAILY BEAST
More crassly, why are Bill and Hillary together while Al and Tipper have separated?
TV's Scorned Political Wife|Robert King|July 13, 2010|DAILY BEAST

Tipper launched her family-values crusade with her own perfect family smiling at her back.
The Way They Were|The Daily Beast|June 9, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Then Coates was caught at long-leg, and retired, covered with glory, in favour of Tipper.
The Willoughby Captains|Talbot Baines Reed
Tipper, in whom their forlorn hopes rested, was run out during his first over, while attempting to snatch a bye!
The Willoughby Captains|Talbot Baines Reed
In the tipper air it gets whirled about, first going into a cold part that freezes it.
Daddy Takes Us to the Garden|Howard R. Garis
As he mounted the steps to the tipper deck, he saw a brilliant light shine from the bridge.
Story of Chester Lawrence|Nephi Anderson
When the first lady and Tipper Gore visited the region, they saw thousands of our troops and thousands of American volunteers.
Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006|Various

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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tipper

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tipper

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