How to Use tipper in a Sentence

tipper

noun
  • The best tippers are regulars who come in every day and know the staff well.
    — Emma Janssen, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Bartenders and waiters love to tell stories about tippers good and bad.
    — Michael Klein, Philly.com, 10 Feb. 2018
  • So for those folks, relying on the good graces of tippers is a dodgy way to make a living.
    — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 18 June 2018
  • The client, who’s close friends with Rita, is picky and a terrible tipper.
    — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 17 Apr. 2021
  • Americans have long been among the world’s most profligate tippers.
    — Virginia Postrel, Boston Herald, 2 Sep. 2024
  • Besides building a strong relationship with your stylist, being a good tipper also gives you access to a few perks.
    — Megan McIntyre, Glamour, 22 May 2018
  • Potential buyers—and future tippers—should weigh the quiet power that doormen wield.
    — Holly Peterson, Town & Country, 8 Dec. 2016
  • Klum believes that bad karma will catch up with non-tippers, but Munce, a single mother who relies on tips to live, doesn’t care much about their fate.
    — Alana Semuels, Time, 22 Aug. 2019
  • The tipper has a fiduciary duty to the issuer to keep secret this information.
    — Samidh Guha, ABC News, 9 Nov. 2025
  • While defensive end is a position of strength for Iowa, Epenesa is a field-tipper.
    — Scott Dochterman, ajc, 25 Sep. 2017
  • If cash is the only option, Post said tippers should make every effort to do it as quickly and cleanly as possible.
    — Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2020
  • Duncan, of Duncan’s Donuts, was also fond of Bill for being so friendly and a good tipper.
    — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Stars should probably get Joe Pavelski back here at the start of the series, so there’s a little tipper just on offense.
    — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 2 May 2023
  • Tipping goes without saying, but being a generous tipper in Vegas could be the key to a memorable night out.
    — Alex Schechter, Travel + Leisure, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Some icks are obvious (bad tipper), and others are more particular (when a man is holding an umbrella and the wind blows it inside out).
    — refinery29.com, 25 July 2024
  • Riders in California and the Northeast weren’t great tippers.
    — Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2019
  • Sinatra, an outrageous tipper, was known there for handing waiters $100 bills to ensure that his friends drinks were always topped off.
    — Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 15 July 2022
  • Pattie Haubner was a generous tipper in the early days of the pandemic.
    — Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 17 Sep. 2021
  • But child care providers can expect the largest decline, as the portion of likely tippers has fallen to 47 percent from 55 percent.
    — Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
  • The story said this generous tipper, who wanted no publicity for his deed, was by no means a wealthy person and reportedly worked two jobs to make his own ends meet.
    — Mike Masterson, Arkansas Online, 26 Dec. 2020
  • That's a mighty specific profile, yes, but according to a new survey from Bankrate, those are the qualities that make up the best tippers in the country.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune, 9 July 2017
  • Idahoans are the third-worst tippers in the entire nation, according to an article from LendingTree.
    — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 20 June 2025
  • Whatever happens—after years of working in restaurants—I’m a 20 percent tipper for life.
    — The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 8 Dec. 2023
  • As the driver rolls down the street, two workers take turns wheeling carts to the back of the truck, where they are encouraged to use a mechanical tipper to dump the contents of the carts into the hopper.
    — Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
  • The appeals court found that the jury instructions failed to require a finding that the defendants knew a benefit was passed between the recipients, called the tippees, and their tippers.
    — Peter J. Henning, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2016
  • Not Tipping Tipping goes without saying, but being a generous tipper in Vegas could be the key to a memorable night out.
    — Alex Schechter, Travel + Leisure, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Not Tipping Tipping goes without saying, but being a generous tipper in Vegas could be the key to a memorable night out.
    — Alex Schechter, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Launching a new stadium — and the Aztecs promoting it from the 2022 jump — could be the scale-tipper for bigger television outlets picking up a game or two.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2022
  • When a reporter asked Simmons if the White House was a good tipper, the president reached into his pocket, pulled out a $100 bill and handed it to her.
    — Nicholas Kerr, ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
  • The restaurant shared news of the generous tip on Facebook -- unbeknownst to them, inspiring two University of Cincinnati fans to one-up the Xavier tipper.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 6 Feb. 2021

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