From en.wiktionary.org:
[dipper]
** English
*** Etymology 1
**** Proper noun
[s]
1. Either the Big Dipper or the Little Dipper [in the singular, chiefly the Big Dipper] .
2. * [en]
3. * {{ quote-text | en | year=1959 | title=Grade 2. Singer science all the year
|passage=You can see the Big Dipper and the Little Dipper almost every night.
You can see the DIPPERS every night if the clouds do not cover them. The
DIPPERS seem to move. They are not always in the same place. You see the
DIPPERS in one place [...]}}
1. * {{ quote-book | en | year=2003 | author=Bob Berman | title=Strange Universe: The Weird and Wild Science of Everyday Life – on Earth and Beyond | url=https://archive.org/details/strangeuniversew0000berm | location=New York | publisher=Times Books | isbn=978-0-8050-7328-7 | page=152 | pageurl=https://archive.org/details/strangeuniversew0000berm/page/152
|passage=Use the DIPPER as home base. Follow the two end stars of its bowl to
point downward (in the spring) or upward (in the fall) to Polaris, the North
Star.}}
1. * {{ quote-book | en | year=2005 | author=Cordelia Strube | title=Lemon | publisher=Coach House Books | isbn=9781770562530 | page=146
|passage=It's always a challenge in the city, but sometimes I can spot the
DIPPERS. On camping trips Drew used to show me constellations but I've
forgotten most of them. She pointed out the North Star at the end of the
Little Dipper's handle [...]}}
*** Etymology 2
A translation of the [en] Chinese [cmn]. [Dipper (Chinese constellation)]
**** Proper noun
[en-proper noun]
1. [en] A Chinese constellation located near Sagittarius , one of the 28 lunar mansion s and part of the larger Black Turtle .
*** Etymology 3
From NDPer (NDP + -er).
**** Noun
[en-noun]
1. [en] A member or supporter of the Canadian New Democratic Party .
2. * [1=en ]
3. [en] Of or pertaining to the Canadian New Democratic Party or supporters thereof.
4. * [1=en ]
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