grasshopper

noun

grass·​hop·​per ˈgras-ˌhä-pər 

1

: any of numerous plant-eating orthopterous insects (Acrididae, Tettigoniidae, and some related families) having the hind legs adapted for leaping and sometimes engaging in migratory flights in which whole regions may be stripped of vegetation

2

: a cocktail made with crème de menthe, crème de cacao, and light cream

Examples of grasshopper in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Once the fires have swept through, the chimpanzees have their pick of cooked critters on a charred landscape cleared of predators, just like the baboons in the forests of Uganda who have been seen foraging for cooked grasshoppers and shoots after fire passes by. —Peter Brannen, Big Think, 28 Aug. 2025

Aphids, slugs, weevils, beetles, and grasshoppers can cause a lot of damage with their munching. —Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025

Too many companies are still the grasshopper—with plans that look great on paper, but little flexibility or resilience when conditions shift. —Lisa Bodell, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025

Pumpkinseeds eat small aquatic invertebrates, insects such as crickets and grasshoppers, minnows and other small fish, snails, worms, mollusks, pieces of vegetation and mosquito larvae, lots of them, which should make humans happy. —Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing grasshopper

• grasshopper sparrow
• knee-high to a grasshopper
• long-horned grasshopper
• red-legged grasshopper
• short-horned grasshopper

Rhymes for grasshopper

• eavesdropper
• improper
• leafhopper
• sharecropper
• chopper
• copper
• cropper
• dropper
• pauper
• popper
• proper
• shopper

Kids Definition

grasshopper

noun

grass·​hop·​per ˈgras-ˌhäp-ər 

: any of numerous plant-eating insects that have long hind legs used for leaping