1. (

• hopper

) funnel-shaped receptacle; contents pass by gravity into a receptacle below ;

2. (

• hopper

) someone who hops; "at hopscotch, the best hoppers are the children" ;

3. (

• hop-picker ,
• hopper ,

) a machine used for picking hops ;

4. (

• grasshopper ,
• hopper

) terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping ;

5. (

• grounder ,
• ground_ball ,
• groundball ,
• hopper

) (baseball) a hit that travels along the ground ;