hopper.
One who or that which hops.
Meaning & usage
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.
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.
An artificial fishing lure.
To catch a big fish, use a hopper that jumps across the pond surface.
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.
Where this word comes from
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”).
A Sri Lankan pancake made from a fermented batter of rice flour, coconut milk, and palm toddy or yeast.
Where this word comes from
From Sinhalese ආප්ප (āppa), from Tamil ஆப்பம் (āppam). Doublet of appam.
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