Hopper

Hop·per  (hpr), Edward 1882-1967.

American painter famous for his stark, realist style. Among his best-known works are Early Sunday Morning (1930) and Nighthawks (1942).

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Hopper, 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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hop·per  (hpr)

n.

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.

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

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hopper

Noun

a funnel-shaped device from which solid materials can be discharged into a receptacle below

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hopper - funnel-shaped receptacle; contents pass by gravity into a receptacle below receptacle - a container that is used to put or keep things in
	2.	hopper - someone who hops; "at hopscotch, the best hoppers are the children" jumper - an athlete who competes at jumping; "he is one hell of a jumper"
	3.	hopper - a machine used for picking hops hop-picker machine - any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
	4.	hopper - terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping grasshopper orthopteran, orthopteron, orthopterous insect - any of various insects having leathery forewings and membranous hind wings and chewing mouthparts acridid, short-horned grasshopper - grasshopper with short antennae long-horned grasshopper, tettigoniid - grasshoppers with long threadlike antennae and well-developed stridulating organs on the forewings of the male
	5.	hopper - (baseball) a hit that travels along the ground ground ball, groundball, grounder hitting, striking, hit - the act of contacting one thing with another; "repeated hitting raised a large bruise"; "after three misses she finally got a hit" chopper, chop - a grounder that bounces high in the air roller - a grounder that rolls along the infield baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"

Translations

hopper [ˈhɔpəʳ] n (= chute) → tolva

hopper [ˈhɔpəʳ] n (= chute) → trémie f

hopper [ˈhɔpəʳ] n → Einfülltrichter m

hopper [ˈhɔpəʳ] n (= chute) → tramoggia