1. Funnel-shaped receptacle; contents pass by gravity into a receptacle below
   "The grain was poured into the hopper for processing"
    
2. Someone who hops
   "at hopscotch, the best hoppers are the children"
    
3. A machine used for picking hops
   "The brewery invested in a new hopper to improve efficiency during harvest";
   - hop-picker
    
4. Terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping
   "The hopper's powerful legs allowed it to jump great distances";
   - grasshopper
    
5. (baseball) a hit that travels along the ground
   "The shortstop easily fielded the hopper";
   - grounder, ground ball, groundball
    
6. [US, dialect] A young street-level drug dealer
   "The police were cracking down on hoppers in the neighbourhood"

Derived forms: hoppers

Type of: hit, hitting, jumper, machine, orthopteran, orthopteron, orthopterous insect, receptacle, striking

Encyclopedia: Hopper, Stephen