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

Locusts are a type of grasshopper. Unable to view our graphics? —Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 15 May 2025

The Ant and the Grasshopper As the ants work hard to store food for the winter, the grasshopper relaxes in the sunshine without a care in the world. —Alex Vance, Parents, 28 Apr. 2025

One of the synthetic pyrethroids could also help control the young lubber grasshoppers. —Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2025

Having the grasshopper fly up her dress was bad enough, but then things got a bit cheeky. —Dalton Ross, EW.com, 26 Mar. 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