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.
• (something that scoops): scoop
• 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
24 February 2025
(noun) (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun)
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
