Definition of "scooper" in English

noun

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. (aviation, firefighting, informal) 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.