How to pronounce dipper
American English pronunciation
DIP-er
- IPA
- /ˈdɪpɚ/
- Syllables
- DIP · er (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What dipper means
Most people know dipper in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
A small bird that walks underwater along stream beds
In a sentence: A dipper hopped off a wet rock and walked right under the rushing water.
Where it comes from: It goes back to the Middle English dippere, from dip, so it means something that dips. This bird dips under the water to feed.
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