hopper
Short definition from Wiktionary
Noun
- 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
- 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.
Proper noun
- A surname.
- An unincorporated community in Stronghurst Township, Henderson County, Illinois, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States.
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