tipper

[ tip-er ]

noun

1. a person or thing that tips: tip:

   The waiters liked him for being a big tipper.

ˈtipper

/ ˈtɪpə /

noun

1. a person who gives or leaves a tip

   he is a generous tipper

2. short for tipper truck

Word History and Origins

Origin of tipper¹

First recorded in 1810–20; tip ³ + -er ¹

Example Sentences

She’s a notoriously good tipper, but in her ruthless view, some of life's gratuities are principally reserved for the rarest talents.

From Salon

He is now using five-tonne concrete blocks and security fencing to close entrances to fields and stop the larger tipper truck lorries dumping waste on his land.

From BBC

There were 42,000 larger illegal tips - so big that waste criminals would have needed a tipper truck or larger.

From BBC

Somehow, illogically, the chaste encounter brought to mind a polar opposite moment in campaign history: a passionate kiss between Vice President Al Gore and his wife at the time, Tipper, onstage at the Democratic National Convention in 2000.

From New York Times

Every day at the crack of dawn, the company’s tipper trucks patrol the streets.

From Seattle Times