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tippee

tippee

1 6.7
A person who receives extra money from customers for good service
  • noun
  • /ˈtɪpi/
  • US
: receptor de propina
  • The tippee smiled after receiving a generous tip.

Examples

  • After delivering the groceries, the driver became a happy tippee thanks to a small cash reward.

  • As a regular tippee, she always appreciated the kindness of her patrons.

  • The grateful tippee thanked the customer for the generous gratuity.

  • As a tippee, she appreciated the extra cash.

  • The waiter was delighted to see that his tippee left a generous gratuity after the meal.

  • After her exceptional service, the hairdresser became a happy tippee when her client left a big tip.

  • As a frequent tippee, the delivery driver appreciated the extra cash from satisfied customers.

Antonyms

giver
51 1.0

A person who offers money or help to others without asking for anything back

Surface Forms

tippee singular
tippees plural

Morphology

tippee = tip (transparent) = tip + ee

Formed by the productive recipient nominalizer '-ee' added to 'tip'; the meaning 'recipient of a tip (gratuity)' follows directly.

Etymology

Tippee is made from tip and the ending -ee, where -ee marks the person who 'receives', just like in payee or employee. So a tippee is simply the person who gets a tip or small payment for a service.