dipper
nounUK /ˈdɪp.ər/
US /ˈdɪp.ɚ/
A dipper is a big spoon with a long handle that you use to scoop up water or soup.
Grandpa used a dipper to fill the bucket from the well.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A small bird that lives near fast streams and dives into the water to find food.
We watched a dipper bobbing on the rocks by the river.
3. A person or thing that dips something.
The dipper at the ice cream shop scooped out big cones.
4. A group of stars shaped like a big spoon, also called the Big Dipper.
On a clear night, we found the Dipper in the sky.