scooper

noun6

1. •
   A person who scoops.
2. •
   Something that scoops.
3. •
   (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.
4. •
   Synonym of scauper (“engraver's tool”).
5. •
   A journalist who obtains a scoop, or exclusive.
6. •
   The avocet, a bird that scoops up the mud to obtain food.