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hopper
(häp′ər)
noun
- a person or thing that hops
- any hopping insect, esp. a grasshopper
Origin: so called from making material “hop”
a box, tank, rail car, etc., often funnel-shaped, from which the contents can be emptied slowly and evenly: the hopper of an automatic coal stoker- ☆ a freight car with a bottom that opens to unload freightin full hopper car
- a box into which legislative bills are dropped for introduction, assignment to committees, etc.: often used figuratively
Origin: ME hoppere
Hopper,
Edward 1882-1967; U.S. painter
See hopper in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- One that hops.
- a. A usually funnel-shaped container in which materials, such as grain or coal, are stored in readiness for dispensation.b. A freight car with a door in the floor through which materials are unloaded.c. A box in which a bill is placed pending formal introduction before a legislature.d. Informal A place in which something is held in readiness: a studio with many potential blockbusters in the hopper.
Origin:
Origin: Sense 2, from the shaking or hopping motion of grain hoppers as grain passed through them to the mill
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American painter famous for his stark, realist style. Among his best-known works are Early Sunday Morning (1930) and Nighthawks (1942).
, Grace Murray 1906-1992.
American mathematician and computer programmer. Noted for her development of programming languages, especially COBOL, she is credited with inventing the first compiler.
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