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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024hop•per /ˈhɑpɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a person or thing that hops.
- Insectsany jumping insect.
- a funnel-shaped bin in which loose material, as grain or coal, is stored temporarily.
- Governmenta box into which a proposed legislative bill is dropped and thereby officially introduced.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hop•per (hop′ər),USA pronunciation n. - a person or thing that hops.
- Informal Termsa person who travels or moves frequently from one place or situation to another (usually used in combination):a two-week tour designed for energetic city-hoppers.
- Insectsany of various jumping insects, as grasshoppers or leafhoppers.
- British Terms[Australian.]kangaroo.
- a funnel-shaped chamber or bin in which loose material, as grain or coal, is stored temporarily, being filled through the top and dispensed through the bottom.
- Rail TransportSee hopper car.
- Government[U.S. Politics.]a box into which a proposed legislative bill is dropped and thereby officially introduced.
- Buildingone of the pieces at each side of a hopper casement.
- Informal Terms in the hopper, in preparation;
about to be realized:Plans for the class reunion are in the hopper.
- 1200–50; Middle English; see hop1, -er1
- Biographical Edward, 1882–1967, U.S. painter and etcher.
- Biographical Grace Murray, 1906–92, U.S. naval officer and computer scientist.
(William) De Wolf (də wŏŏlf ),USA pronunciation 1858–1935, U.S. actor. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: hopper /ˈhɒpə/ n - a person or thing that hops
- a funnel-shaped chamber or reservoir from which solid materials can be discharged under gravity into a receptacle below, esp for feeding fuel to a furnace, loading a railway truck with grain, etc
- a machine used for picking hops
- any of various long-legged hopping insects, esp the grasshopper, leaf hopper, and immature locust
- Also called: hoppercar an open-topped railway truck for bulk transport of loose minerals, etc, unloaded through doors on the underside
- South African
another name for cocopan - a device formerly used for holding punched cards and feeding them to a card punch or card reader
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Hopper /ˈhɒpə/ n - Edward. 1882–1967, US painter, noted for his realistic depiction of everyday scenes
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