[dip.per] n (1611) 1: one that dips: as a: a worker who dips articles b: something (as a long-handled cup) used for dipping c slang: pickpocket
2: any of a genus (Cinclus and esp. C. cinclus of the Old World and C. mexicanus of No. America) of birds that comprise an oscine family (Cinclidae) related to the thrushes and including individuals that are not web-footed but dive into swift mountain streams and walk on the bottom in search of food--called also water ouzel 3 cap: a group of stars that resembles a dipper: as a: big dipper b: little dipper -- dip.per.ful n