dipper

noun

1. 1

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

2. 2

   a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major

3. 3

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

4. 4

   small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage

5. 5

   a ladle that has a cup with a long handle