hopper

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(Inglese)

One who or that which hops.
A temporary storage bin, filled from the top and emptied from the bottom, often funnel-shaped.
A funnel-shaped section at the top of a drainpipe used to collect water, from above, from one or more smaller drainpipes.
A bin or device that feeds material into a machine.
Various insects
Various insects
Various insects
Various insects
Various insects
An artificial fishing lure.
(slang) A toilet.
An escapement lever in a piano.
(obsolete) The game of hopscotch.
A window with hinges at the bottom, opened by tilting vertically.
A hopper car.
A fairy chess piece which moves only by jumping over another piece.
A person or machine that picks hops.

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Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈhɒp.ə(ɹ)/

Ereditato da inglese medio

Affine olandese

Affine svedese

Affine islandese

In summary

From Middle English hoppere, alteration of *hoppe (found in grashoppe (“grasshopper”)), from Old English *hoppa (“one who hops, hopper”), equivalent to hop + -er. Cognate with Dutch hopper (“hopper”), Swedish hoppare (“hopper, jumper”), Icelandic hoppari (“hopper”).