tipper UK /ˈtɪpə(ɹ)/US /ˈtɪpɚ/ noun8 •Someone who tips; someone who gives a gratuity.The Americans are among the most generous tippers in the world. •(UK) A goods vehicle with a tippable body, used for carrying loose materials such as gravel or rubble; a tipper truck, tipper lorry, or dump truck. •A device for loading goods such as coal by tipping them. •A person who tips or discharges a load, or dumps waste (especially illegally with the latter).The staff discharging the coal from the wagons is known as teemers or tippers; they are employed by the dock-owners. — 1945 •One who gives private hints about racing or financial speculation, etc.; a tipster. •A cutting tool used to cut off or trim the horns of livestock; a horn tipper. •(slang) A small moustache. •A kind of ale brewed with brackish water obtained from a particular well. formstippers