grasshopper

Meaning

Noun

1. A mostly herbivorous insect of the order Orthoptera, noted for its ability to jump long distances and for the habit of some species communicating by stridulation; they are related to but distinct from crickets.
2. A mostly herbivorous insect of the order Orthoptera, noted for its ability to jump long distances and for the habit of some species communicating by stridulation; they are related to but distinct from crickets.
3. A mostly herbivorous insect of the order Orthoptera, noted for its ability to jump long distances and for the habit of some species communicating by stridulation; they are related to but distinct from crickets.
4. A cocktail made with crème de menthe and optionally with crème de cacao.
5. (figuratively) A young student in the initial stages of training who has been chosen on account of their obvious talent.
6. (slang) A frequent user of marijuana.
7. In ordinary square or upright pianos of London make, the escapement lever or jack, so made that it can be taken out and replaced with the key.

Verb

1. (transitive) Of a crop, to be ruined or destroyed by grasshoppers.
2. (transitive) To move a riverboat over an obstruction, such as a sandbar.
3. (rare, transitive) Of an animal, to hunt and eat grasshoppers.

Synonyms

locust

cricket

🦗

hopper

mantis

insect

cicada

grig

small

woodlouse

green grasshopper

large grasshopper

attilabus

ant

🐜

locustidae

copper

dragonfly

green

katydid

mountain

⛰️

praying mantis

Translations

sauterelle

Heuschrecke

saltamontes

cavalletta

sprinkhaan

Grashüpfer

gafanhoto

langosta

🦞

criquet

çekirge

llagosta

grillo

🦗

locusta

ακρίδα

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡɹɑːsˌhɒpə(ɹ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: grashoppere

Inherited from Old English: græshoppa

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: Gäärshupper

Cognate with Dutch: grashupper

Cognate with German: Grashüpfer

Cognate with Danish: græshoppe

Cognate with Swedish: gräshoppa

Cognate with Norwegian: gresshoppe

In summary

From Middle English grashoppere, alteration of earlier grashoppe, from Old English græshoppa (“grasshopper”). Equivalent to grass + hopper. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Gäärshupper, Dutch grashupper, grashipper, German Low German Grashüpper, Gresshüpper, German Grashüpfer, Danish græshoppe, Swedish gräshoppa, Norwegian gresshoppe.