Etymology

tipper

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Today it means: Someone who tips; someone who gives a gratuity. Full definition →

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tipper · noun1

From tip + -er.

tipper · noun2

So called from the first brewer of it, one Thomas Tipper.

Tipper · proper noun3

  1. Middle English · derived fromtippe“head, tip”
  2. English todayTipper

Probably an occupational surname for a maker of arrowheads, from an agent derivative of Middle English tippe (“head, tip”).

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