Hopper Definition

hŏpər
hoppers
noun
hoppers
A person or thing that hops.
Webster's New World
A usually funnel-shaped container in which materials, such as grain or coal, are stored in readiness for dispensation.
American Heritage
Any hopping insect, esp. a grasshopper.
Webster's New World
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.
Webster's New World
A freight car with a bottom that opens to unload freight.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Hopper

Noun

Singular:
hopper
Plural:
hoppers

Origin of Hopper

  • Sense 2, from the shaking or hopping motion of grain hoppers as grain passed through them to the mill

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Hopper Sentence Examples

  • The coal is dropped into a hopper by a grab.

  • The dressed ore is introduced through a "hopper" at the top, and exposed to a moderate oxidizing flame until a certain proportion of ore is oxidized, openings at the side enabling the workmen to stir up the ore so as to constantly renew the surface exposed to the air.

  • The salt is conveyed to the furnace by a chain of buckets running on the pulley (g), and passing into the hopper (h), and through the pipe (i) is mixed with the proper amount of acid supplied by the pipe (f).

  • A packet is placed on the pan to receive the material from the shoot of a hopper.

  • The tea is fed into a hopper, which has a large opening at the bottom, and this opening is entirely closed by two cylindrical brushes, which are mounted end to end on a horizontal shaft.

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Words Starting With

HHOHOP

Words Ending With

RERPER

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Words Starting With H and Ending With R

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With H6 Letter Words Ending With R