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hopper

noun

  1. a person or thing that hops
  2. any hopping insect, esp. a grasshopper
  3. 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
  4. ☆ a freight car with a bottom that opens to unload freight
    in full hopper car
  5. a box into which legislative bills are dropped for introduction, assignment to committees, etc.: often used figuratively

Hopper, Edward 1882-1967; U.S. painter

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