hopper

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see also: Hopper

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈhɒp.ə(ɹ)/
• (Australia) IPA: /ˈhɔp.ə/
• (America) IPA: /ˈhɑ.pɚ/

Noun

hopper (plural hoppers)

1. One who or that which hops.
2. A temporary storage bin, filled from the top and emptied from the bottom, often funnel-shaped.
3. A funnel-shaped section at the top of a drainpipe used to collect water, from above, from one or more smaller drainpipes.
4. A device that feeds material into a machine.
5. Various insects
   1. A grasshopper or locust, especially:
      1. The immature form of a locust.
   2. The larva of a cheese fly.
   3. A leafhopper.
   4. Any of various hesperiid butterflies.
6. An artificial fishing lure.

   To catch a big fish, use a hopper that jumps across the pond surface.

7. (slang) A toilet.
   • 2010, Robert Hudson, Stories of an Unusual Life (page 250)

     The fresh-water container for the house was above the ceiling directly over the toilet. One day, I was comfortably seated on the hopper minding my own business, when a large portion of the ceiling came crashing down […]

8. (music) An escapement lever in a piano.
9. (obsolete) The game of hopscotch.
10. A window with hinges at the bottom, opened by tilting vertically.
11. A hopper car.
12. (chess) A fairy chess piece which moves only by jumping over another piece.
13. A person or machine that picks hops.

Translations

• German: Trichter
• Spanish: tolva

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Hopper

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Proper noun

1. Surname

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