hopper
/ˈhɔp.ə/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.48 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
One who or that which hops.
noun
A temporary storage bin, filled from the top and emptied from the bottom, often funnel-shaped.
noun
A funnel-shaped section at the top of a drainpipe used to collect water, from above, from one or more smaller drainpipes.
noun
Any of various insects known for hopping, especially a grasshopper or locust, the immature form of a locust, or the larva of various flies and beetles.
noun
An artificial fishing lure.
noun
An escapement lever in a piano.
Example Sentences
- "...forming the bottom of the hopper, in combination with the recriprocating longitudinal movement of the same, for the purpose of regulating the feed from the hopper, substantially as herein set forth."
- "Having thus fully described my improved winnowing machine, what I claim therein as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent is in the forming of a series of shoulders one above another on the inclined board, forming the bottom of the hopper,..."
- "I went over and found the mealies and ground covered with large hoppers, about two weeks old."
- "“And the next year the hoppers came. The sky was so dark with them we had to light the lamps at midday.”"
- "To catch a big fish, use a hopper that jumps across the pond surface."
- "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 […]"
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *huppōną Proto-West Germanic *huppōn Old English hoppian Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Germanic *-ô Proto-West Germanic *-ō Old English -a Old English *hoppa Middle English *hoppe Middle English hoppere English hopper From Middle English hoppere, alteration of *hoppe (found in grashoppe (“grasshopper”)), from Old English *hoppa (“one who hops, hopper”), equivalent to hop + -er. Cognate with Dutch hopper (“hopper”), Swedish hoppare (“hopper, jumper”), Icelandic hoppari (“hopper”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈhɔp.ə/
- British English: /ˈhɒp.ə(ɹ)/
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Food.