# scooper

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈskuːpə(ɹ)/

## Definitions
1. A person who scoops.
2. Something that scoops.
3. An engraver's tool.
4. The avocet, a bird that scoops up the mud to obtain food.
5. A journalist who obtains a scoop, or exclusive.
6. 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.

## Etymology
From scoop + -er.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/scooper