hopper

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɒp.ə(ɹ)/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈhɔp.ə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhɑ.pɚ/ Rhymes: -ɒpə(ɹ) === Etymology 1 === 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”). ==== Noun ==== hopper (plural hoppers) One who or that which hops. A temporary storage bin, filled from the top and emptied from the bottom, often funnel-shaped. Synonym: feedbin 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. Synonyms: feeder, feedbin Various insects A grasshopper or locust, especially: The immature form of a locust. The larva of a cheese fly. Synonym: cheesehopper A leafhopper. Any of various hesperiid butterflies. An artificial fishing lure. (slang) A toilet. (music) An escapement lever in a piano. (obsolete) The game of hopscotch. A window with hinges at the bottom, opened by tilting vertically. A hopper car. (chess) A fairy chess piece which moves only by jumping over another piece. A person or machine that picks hops. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Further reading ==== hopper on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Etymology 2 === From Sinhalese ආප්ප (āppa), from Tamil ஆப்பம் (āppam). Doublet of appam. ==== Noun ==== hopper (plural hoppers) A Sri Lankan pancake made from a fermented batter of rice flour, coconut milk, and palm toddy or yeast. === References === S. Emmerson, A Glossary of Fairy Chess Definitions == Danish == === Noun === hopper c indefinite plural of hoppe === Verb === hopper present of hoppe == Norwegian Bokmål == === Noun === hopper m or f indefinite plural of hoppe === Verb === hopper present of hoppe == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Noun === hopper f indefinite plural of hoppe