Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun hopper

5 senses of hopper

Sense 1
hopper -- (funnel-shaped receptacle; contents pass by gravity into a receptacle below)
       => receptacle -- (a container that is used to put or keep things in)

Sense 2
hopper -- (someone who hops; "at hopscotch, the best hoppers are the children")
       => jumper -- (an athlete who competes at jumping; "he is one hell of a jumper")

Sense 3
hop-picker, hopper -- (a machine used for picking hops)
       => machine -- (any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks)

Sense 4
grasshopper, hopper -- (terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping)
       => orthopterous insect, orthopteron, orthopteran -- (any of various insects having leathery forewings and membranous hind wings and chewing mouthparts)

Sense 5
grounder, ground ball, groundball, hopper -- ((baseball) a hit that travels along the ground)
       => hit, hitting, striking -- (the act of contacting one thing with another; "repeated hitting raised a large bruise"; "after three misses she finally got a hit")