dippers

1. a Baptist denomination founded in 1708 by Americans of German descent; opposed to military service and taking legal oaths; practiced trine immersionSynonyms: Church of the Brethren, Dippers, Dunkers

2. a ladle that has a cup with a long handleSynonyms: dipper

3. a cluster of seven stars in Ursa Minor; at the end of the dipper's handle is PolarisSynonyms: Dipper, Little Dipper

4. a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa MajorSynonyms: Big Dipper, Charles's Wain, Dipper, Plough, Wagon, Wain

5. small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumageSynonyms: Bucephela albeola, bufflehead, butterball, dipper

6. small stocky diving bird without webbed feet; frequents fast-flowing streams and feeds along the bottomSynonyms: dipper, water ouzel