scooper

scoop +‎ -er.

• IPA^(key): /ˈskuːpə(ɹ)/

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• Rhymes: -uːpə(ɹ)

scooper (plural scoopers)

1. A person who scoops.
2. Something that scoops.
3. An engraver's tool.
4. The avocet, a bird that scoops up the mud to obtain food.
5. A journalist who obtains a scoop, or exclusive.
6. (aviation, firefighting, informal) A type of air tanker waterbomber airplane, which is capable of landing on water, and directly scooping up water to fill its tanks, by skimming the water's surface with scoops delopyed.

• (something that scoops): scoop

• melon ball scooper
• pooper-scooper

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