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



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