noun
hopper
HOP-uh
noun
1
A funnel-shaped container that holds material and releases it from the bottom, used in machines, silos, and drainpipes.
"Grain poured from the truck into the hopper."
"A blocked hopper stopped water draining from the roof."
2
A jumping insect, especially a young grasshopper or locust.
"Hoppers swarmed across the field before the locust plague hit."
3
Someone or something that hops.
"The kangaroo is a powerful hopper."
How to Use Hopper
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishMost often a funnel-shaped bin that feeds material downward into a machine, or a young hopping insect.
Common pairings
grain hopper
coal hopper
hopper car
Word Forms
hoppers plural, hoppers plural
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Etymology
From Middle English hoppere, built from hop + -er ("one who hops" or "thing that hops").