tipper

Dumps or donates

A tipper is someone who gives tips—either gratuities for service or bits of advice and information.

He's a generous tipper.

She's a reliable tipper at the racetrack.

In British usage, a tipper is also a truck designed to tip its load by raising one end of the bed: The tipper dumped gravel at the construction site.

dump-truck

dumper

Vehicle that unloads materials

skip · load · aggregate · gravel · sand · quarry · construction · hydraulic · haulage · earthmoving

informant

whistleblower

Insider who reports misconduct

leak · anonymous · confidential · police · hotline · reward · crime · report · intelligence · undercover

gratuity

service

Aid or maintenance

appreciation · restaurant · café · gratitude · acknowledgment · bonus · hospitality · patron · customer · server

racing

punter

One who kicks footballs

  • bettingStaking money on outcomes
  • oddsLikelihood expressed numerically
  • forecastPrediction of future conditions

prediction · handicapper · bookmaker · form · gambler · wager · picks · winner · racetrack · bookie

Categories
Opposites
generosity in gratuity

tipperstiff

Not easily bent

cheapskate · tightwad · skinflint · deadbeat · miser

tipping action

tippersteadier

Increasingly stable, comparative

stabilizer · balancer · supporter

Phrases
Family

tipped, tipping, tipple, tippers, overtipped, overtipping, undertipped, undertipping

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G