Examples of “hopper” in a Sentence

noun A funnel-shaped container that holds material and releases it from the bottom, used in machines, silos, and drainpipes.

• The farmer filled the hopper with seed before starting the tractor.
• Grain poured from the truck into the hopper.
• A blocked hopper stopped water draining from the roof.

noun A jumping insect, especially a young grasshopper or locust.

• A small green hopper landed on my sleeve while I weeded the garden.
• Birds gathered in the tall grass to feed on young hoppers.
• Hoppers swarmed across the field before the locust plague hit.

noun Someone or something that hops.

• The little frog was a tireless hopper, crossing the pond in seconds.
• Rabbits are quick hoppers, so they escape most predators easily.
• The kangaroo is a powerful hopper.