Meaning & use
good tipper
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Meaning
nouncountable
A person who regularly leaves generous tips for service workers such as waiters, drivers, or hairdressers.
Grammar: Countable and usually used with an or the: She is a good tipper.
Patterns
- be a good tipper
- a good tipper for someone
The waiter remembered him as a good tipper and gave him the best table.
My grandfather was always a good tipper, even when the service was only average.
If you want to be seen as a good tipper, leave at least twenty percent.
Word forms
| plural | good tippers |
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Common combinations
- be a good tipper
- She is a good tipper and never forgets the hotel staff.
- known as a good tipper
- The driver was known as a good tipper among the local restaurants.
- generous tipper
- He is a generous tipper who often rounds up the bill.
- good tipper at
- They are good tippers at that café because the staff are so friendly.
Synonyms and how they differ
- generous tipper
- This emphasizes the size of the tips rather than the habit; 'good tipper' is more general and common in everyday speech.
- big tipper
- This is more informal and stresses large amounts of money; 'good tipper' can also mean someone who tips consistently and appropriately.
Opposites
Word family
Commonly confused: good tipper or tipper truck?
good tipper vs tipper truck
A 'tipper truck' is a vehicle that can tilt to unload, not a person who leaves tips.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'good tipper' correctly?
Choose one answer.
'Good tipper' is a countable noun phrase, so it needs the article 'a'. Option 1 is correct; option 2 is missing the article; option 3 uses the wrong form; option 4 means something different (a good piece of advice).
Make it your own
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