Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In England, a particular kind of ale.
- noun A means of tipping; something with which to cause an object to tip or become canted; especially, an arrangement for dumping coal on screens with a saving of manual labor. Also
tippler . - noun One who tips, or operates by tipping; specifically, a person employed to empty coal or the like from tips, as at a mine or a dock.
- noun One who gives tips or advice; especially, one who gives hints or secret information in regard to betting or speculation.
- noun One who gives tips or gratuities.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun engraving A kind of ale brewed with brackish water obtained from a particular well; -- so called from the first brewer of it, one Thomas
Tipper .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Someone who
tips , someone who gives atip . - noun A kind of ale brewed with brackish water obtained from a particular well; -- so called from the first brewer of it, one Thomas Tipper.
- noun A slang name for a small moustache.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a person who leaves a tip
- noun 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
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Examples
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You know, some of the things they say are really hurtful: the fact may be a lousy tipper which is not true by the way, Larry.
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Mr. Catt, having unbent among his retainers at a harvest supper, one of them, a little emboldened perhaps by draughts of Newhaven "tipper," thus addressed his master.
Highways & Byways in Sussex E.V. Lucas
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When a man has perhaps made fifty pounds by using a "straight tip" as to a horse at Newmarket, in doing which he had of course encountered some risks, he feels he ought not to be made to pay the amount back into the pockets of the "tipper," and at the same time to find himself saddled with the possession of a perfectly useless animal.
The Duke's Children Anthony Trollope 1848
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Nothing, it turns out—neither fame, nor fortune, nor probably even a members-only travel agency—trumps being a loyal customer and a good tipper.
The Art of Pulling Strings Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011
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A Remnant found by her warrior angel was a balance tipper from the dark to the Light on the planet.
Surrender the Dark L. A. Banks 2011
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A Remnant found by her warrior angel was a balance tipper from the dark to the Light on the planet.
Surrender the Dark L. A. Banks 2011
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Well, he has been outed as a poor tipper by some American gossip websites but there is no suggestion that Williams was underpaid by the standard of his peers.
Tiger Woods needs a new caddie, but will there be a flood of applicants? | Lawrence Donegan 2011
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Her dad told the San Francisco Chronicle that she made an impressive $36, though most of that appears to have come from generous tipper Billy Ray Cyrus.
Steve Carell's daughter sells lemonade to paparazzi | EW.com 2009
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From staking out skydivers to sniffing out a suspiciously big tipper—four decades of frustration.
The Curse of D.B. Cooper Geoffrey Gray 2011
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With recent reports claiming Rob is a “lousy tipper,” the actor is also meeting with the displeasure of New York City bartenders.
Robert Pattinson Bloody & Bruised On Set Of “Remember Me” 2009
hernesheir commented on the word tipper
A type of ale, for the listers of brewed and distilled spirits. I like the "brewed with brackish water obtained from a particular well" part of the definitions.
November 2, 2011