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Meanings of hopper in English

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Model.

Related terms
Spanish
hopper

A machine used for picking hops.

hopper
Portuguese
gafanhoto
Catalan
saltamartí
Spanish
saltamontes

Terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping.

gafanhoto

(Baseball) a hit that travels along the ground.

Usage of hopper in English
1
Now, of course, it was hopper headquarters for a whole upstate region.
Divide and Rule
2
When he goes back out to the common room, the blind record-hopper-Mr.
Black house
3
In this figure, A is the vibrating hopper for holding the earth.
American Woman's Home: Or, Principles of Domestic Science; / Bei...
4
The hopper would stand covering the nest until the young were hatched.
The Naturalist in Nicaragua
5
Bouncing along on your space hopper to Kylie and Jason, no doubt.
The Guardian
6
Pan, plunger, or hopper closets will not be permitted in any building.
Elements of Plumbing
7
He got his sword out and took a step toward the hopper.
Divide and Rule
8
For most foods, it's a marked improvement over the traditional chute hopper.
Wired
9
I bring Wetteland in and Javy Lopez hits a one-hopper to third.
The Yankee Years
10
It is opposite to Stein's contemporary invention, which has the hopper fixed.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 385, May 19, 1883
11
I took the hopper two courts away to pick up tennis balls.
Stiltsville: a novel
12
Would it not be fun to have a tree hopper Brownie book!
The Insect Folk
13
Do ye think, ye danged counter-hopper, that we've no manners at all?
The Winning of Barbara Worth
14
It landed dead centre on the hopper's open throat, and slithered down.
The Naked God
15
They did; almost constantly during the first century of hopper rule.
Divide and Rule
16
It shook the saddle like a hopper; and the stirrup danced a jig.
The Wrong Woman
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