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hopper

hop·per

UK/ˈhɒp.ə(ɹ)/ US/ˈhɔp.ə/ fairly common slang

noun

1.

funnel-shaped receptacle; contents pass by gravity into a receptacle below

2.

someone who hops

  • “at hopscotch, the best hoppers are the children”
3.

a machine used for picking hops

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4.

terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping

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5.

(baseball) a hit that travels along the ground

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Origin

From Middle English hoppere, alteration of *hoppe (found in grashoppe (“grasshopper”)), from Old English *hoppa (“one who hops, hopper”), equivalent to hop + -er.

Phrases

  • beach hopper
  • bell hopper
  • bunny hopper
  • Etho hopper clock
  • fence hopper
  • freight hopper
  • hopper boy
  • hopper car

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