dipper

noun

1. a ladle that has a cup with a long handle

   noun.artifact

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. a cluster of seven stars in Ursa Minor; at the end of the dipper's handle is Polaris

   noun.object

   Synonyms little dipper

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major

   noun.object

   Source: WordNet 3.0

4. small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage

   noun.animal

   Synonyms bucephela albeola bufflehead butterball

   Source: WordNet 3.0

5. small stocky diving bird without webbed feet; frequents fast-flowing streams and feeds along the bottom

   noun.animal

   Synonyms water ouzel

   Source: WordNet 3.0

6. One who, or that which, dips; especially, a vessel used to dip water or other liquid; a ladle.

   noun

   Source: webster1913