noun
Meaning 1
A person who scoops.
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scooper
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/ˈskuːpə(ɹ)/
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rhymes with -uːpə(ɹ)
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CMU ARPABET: S K UW1 P ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Something that scoops.
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noun
Meaning 3
An engraver's tool.
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noun
Meaning 4
The avocet, a bird that scoops up the mud to obtain food.
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noun
Meaning 5
A journalist who obtains a scoop, or exclusive.
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noun
Meaning 6
A type of air tanker waterbomber airplane, which is capable of landing on water, and directly scooping up water to fill its tanks, by skimming the water's surface with scoops delopyed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, firefighting, government, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree English scoop Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English scooper From scoop + -er.