hopper

Meanings

Plural: hoppers

Noun

• funnel-shaped receptacle; contents pass by gravity into a receptacle below
• someone who hops
  • "at hopscotch, the best hoppers are the children"
• a machine used for picking hops
• terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping
• (baseball) a hit that travels along the ground
• One who or that which hops.
• A temporary storage bin, filled from the top and emptied from the bottom, often funnel-shaped.
• A funnel-shaped section at the top of a drainpipe used to collect water, from above, from one or more smaller drainpipes.
• A bin or device that feeds material into a machine.
• Various insects
• A grasshopper or locust, especially
• Various insects
• A grasshopper or locust, especially:
• The immature form of a locust.
• Various insects
• The larva of a cheese fly.
• Various insects
• A leafhopper.
• Various insects
• Any of various hesperiid butterflies.
• An artificial fishing lure.
• A toilet.
• An escapement lever in a piano.
• The game of hopscotch.
• A window with hinges at the bottom, opened by tilting vertically.
• A hopper car.
• A fairy chess piece which moves only by jumping over another piece.
• A person or machine that picks hops.
• A Sri Lankan pancake made from a fermented batter of rice flour, coconut milk, and palm toddy or yeast.

Synonyms

feedbin, feeder, grasshopper, ground ball, groundball, grounder, hop-picker