SCOOPER

Etymology

Noun

scooper (plural scoopers)

A person who scoops.

Something that scoops.

An engraver's tool.

The avocet, a bird that scoops up the mud to obtain food.

A journalist who obtains a scoop, or exclusive.

Synonyms

• (something that scoops): scoop

Anagrams

• coopers

Source: Wiktionary


Scoop"er, n.

1. One who, or that which scoops.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The avocet; -- so called because it scoops up the mud to obtain food.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

1 June 2025

BACKFIRE

(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.

coffee icon