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TIPPER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tipper mean?
• TIPPER (noun)
The noun TIPPER has 2 senses:
2. truck whose contents can be emptied without handling; the front end of the platform can be pneumatically raised so that the load is discharged by gravity
Familiarity information: TIPPER used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who leaves a tip
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Context example:
a generous tipper
Hypernyms ("tipper" is a kind of...):
bestower; conferrer; donor; giver; presenter (person who makes a gift of property)
Derivation:
tip (give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the compensation agreed on)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Truck whose contents can be emptied without handling; the front end of the platform can be pneumatically raised so that the load is discharged by gravity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
dump truck; dumper; tip truck; tipper; tipper lorry; tipper truck
Hypernyms ("tipper" is a kind of...):
motortruck; truck (an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling)
Derivation:
tip (cause to tilt)
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