dipper - noun

a ladle that has a cup with a long handle

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

a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major

small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage

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

dipper - thesaurus

bufflehead   butterball   plough   wagon   wain