hopper

noun

hop·per | \ ˈhä-pər

Definition of hopper

(Entry 1 of 4)

1a : one that hops

b : a leaping insect specifically : an immature hopping form of an insect (such as a grasshopper or locust)

2 [ from the shaking motion of hoppers used to feed grain into a mill ]

a : a usually funnel-shaped receptacle for delivering material (such as grain or coal) also : any of various other receptacles for the temporary storage of material

b : a freight car with a floor sloping to one or more hinged doors for discharging bulk materials

— called also hopper car

c : a box in which a bill to be considered by a legislative body is dropped

d : a tank holding liquid and having a device for releasing its contents through a pipe

e : a mix of things to be considered or done

Hopper

biographical name (1)

Hop·per | \ ˈhä-pər

Definition of Hopper (Entry 2 of 4)

Edward 1882–1967 American artist

Hopper

biographical name (2)

Definition of Hopper (Entry 3 of 4)

Grace 1906–1992 née Grace Brewster Murray American admiral, mathematician, and computer scientist

Hopper

biographical name (3)

Definition of Hopper (Entry 4 of 4)

(William) DeWolf 1858–1935 American actor

Examples of hopper in a Sentence

Noun

The company has several new product ideas in the hopper.

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

But one by one, suspects (verticillium wilt, bacteria, root rot, beetles, blight, leaf hoppers) were crossed off the list. — Craig Sailor, The Seattle Times, "Some of Washington’s biggest trees are dying and scientists don’t know why," 10 Sep. 2018 The Roomba i7+ and the base station cost $949, with bags for the hopper priced at three for $14.99. — James Vincent, The Verge, "iRobot’s latest Roomba remembers your home’s layout and empties itself," 6 Sep. 2018 New investments include four large cutter suction dredges, two large hopper dredges and approximately 50 barges built in shipyards all across the U.S. Vessels are under construction and more capital construction projects will be announced shortly. — WSJ, "U.S. Dredgers Are Doing What They Should," 1 May 2018 When Gleyber Torres hit a three-hopper off the mound in the third with the Yankees trailing 3-0, shortstop Xander Bogaerts gloved the ball, continued onto the second-base side of the dirt and threw to first, when Hernandez signaled safe . — Ronald Blum, The Seattle Times, "Hernandez reversed on 3 of 4 replays in Yanks-Red Sox Game 3," 8 Oct. 2018 However, large amounts of garlic were still left in the hopper, resulting in quite a bit of waste. — The Good Housekeeping Institute, Good Housekeeping, "Cuisinart Garlic Press #CTG-04-GP," 1 Apr. 2015 The agency had instituted an emergency schedule while work was underway to repair track damaged May 2 when two hopper cars loaded with crushed stone on a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed between SEPTA’s Eddystone and Crum Lynne stations. — Joseph A. Gambardello, Philly.com, "SEPTA's Wilmington/Newark line to resume normal service after derailment," 1 June 2018 The haul included 100 pounds of methamphetamine in a secret compartment of a hopper car on a train at the Calexico railyard, according to a new release issued Tuesday by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials. — Teri Figueroa, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Weekend border busts yield $4.7M in drugs, nine arrests," 22 May 2018 In such cases, thieves open up grain hoppers or freight cars and people swoop in en masse as police or soldiers stand by outnumbered and overwhelmed. — Washington Post, "In Mexico, rising ‘mass crime’ defies security forces," 27 June 2018

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