hopper

(häpər)

noun

  1. a person or thing that hops
  2. any hopping insect, esp. a grasshopper
  3. 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
  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

Origin: ME hoppere

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

See hopper in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. One that hops.
  2. 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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