hopper

noun

1. One who or that which hops.
2. A temporary storage bin, filled from the top and emptied from the bottom, often funnel-shaped.
3. A funnel-shaped section at the top of a drainpipe used to collect water, from above, from one or more smaller drainpipes.
4. A bin or device that feeds material into a machine.
5. Various insects
6. Various insects

   “I went over and found the mealies and ground covered with large hoppers, about two weeks old.”

7. Various insects
8. Various insects
9. Various insects
10. An artificial fishing lure.

    “To catch a big fish, use a hopper that jumps across the pond surface.”

11. (slang)A toilet.

    “The fresh-water container for the house was above the ceiling directly over the toilet. One day, I was comfortably seated on the hopper minding my own business, when a large portion of the ceiling came crashing down […]”

12. An escapement lever in a piano.
13. (obsolete)The game of hopscotch.
14. A window with hinges at the bottom, opened by tilting vertically.
15. A hopper car.
16. A fairy chess piece which moves only by jumping over another piece.

    “The Leo, Pao (or Cannon, a piece from Chinese chess) and Vao (Z.Mach FCR 1940) are hybrid hoppers that move like a queen, rook or bishop and capture along these lines like a lion.”

17. A person or machine that picks hops.
18. A Sri Lankan pancake made from a fermented batter of rice flour, coconut milk, and palm toddy or yeast.

    “Hoppers come in different varieties and can be sweet or savoury, while an egg hopper has an egg in the middle added during cooking.”

name

1. A surname.
2. An unincorporated community in Stronghurst Township, Henderson County, Illinois, United States.
3. An unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States.