as in spoon
a utensil with a bowl and a handle that is used especially in cooking and serving food
the metal dipper left in the stew pot was too hot to touch
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Recent Examples of dipper
The bag contained not only the dippers (plus the Baja chipotle and honey-mustard sauces), but a Footlong Cookie and a Turkey Titan, their most popular sub.
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Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2024
Most important for sandwich dippers, the au jus was filled with flavor, not salt.
—Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 14 June 2024
To get more precise, follow the line made by the two stars at the end of the big dipper’s bowl.
—Nicole Clausing, Sunset Magazine, 1 June 2024
Use as a bread dipper or drizzle lightly over roasted veggies.
—Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Feb. 2024
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Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2024
Most important for sandwich dippers, the au jus was filled with flavor, not salt.
—Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 14 June 2024
To get more precise, follow the line made by the two stars at the end of the big dipper’s bowl.
—Nicole Clausing, Sunset Magazine, 1 June 2024
Use as a bread dipper or drizzle lightly over roasted veggies.
—Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Feb. 2024
See all Example Sentences for dipper
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“Dipper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dipper. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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