hopper

Etymology

hop +‎ -er

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈhɒp.ə(ɹ)/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈhɔp.ə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈhɑ.pɚ/
• Rhymes: -ɒpə(r)

Noun

hopper (plural hoppers)

a hopper (funnel-shaped bin)

a hopper window

1. A temporary storage bin, filled from the top and emptied from the bottom, often funnel-shaped.
2. A funnel-shaped section at the top of a drainpipe used to collect water, from above, from one or more smaller drainpipes.
3. One who hops.
4. 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.
5. An artificial fishing lure.

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

6. (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 […]

7. An escapement lever in a piano
8. A Sri Lankan food made from a fermented batter of rice flour, coconut milk, and palm toddy or yeast.
9. (obsolete) The game of hopscotch.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Johnson to this entry?)

10. A window with hinges at the bottom, opened by tilting vertically.
11. A hopper car.

Further reading

hopper on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Noun

hopper c

1. plural indefinite of hoppe

Verb

hopper

1. present tense of hoppe

Noun

hopper m, f

1. indefinite plural of hoppe

Verb

hopper

1. present tense of hoppe

Noun

hopper f

1. indefinite plural of hoppe