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

There are dozens of poems riffing on Aesop’s fable about the cricket and grasshopper. —Hannah Brooks-Motl june 2, Literary Hub, 2 June 2025

The Solution: Companion planting and hand-picking are organic methods to control grasshopper populations. —Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 June 2025

The ants are carnivorous, seeking out prey such as flies, beetles, grasshoppers and termites, according to officials. —Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2025

Jerry’s father is an angry little man, five feet four, who is trying and failing to support his family on a South Dakota farm during this time of drought and grasshopper infestations. —Caroline Fraser june 10, Literary Hub, 10 June 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