scooper

/ˈskuːpə(ɹ)/noun
ElementaryNot in standard dictionaries
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.

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