hopper

noun14

1. •
   One who or that which hops.
2. •
   A temporary storage bin, filled from the top and emptied from the bottom, often funnel-shaped.
3. •
   A funnel-shaped section at the top of a drainpipe used to collect water, from above, from one or more smaller drainpipes.
4. •
   A bin or device that feeds material into a machine.
5. •
   Any of various insects known for hopping, especially a grasshopper or locust, the immature form of a locust, or the larva of various flies and beetles.

   • I went over and found the mealies and ground covered with large hoppers, about two weeks old. — 1901
6. •
   A fairy chess piece which moves only by jumping over another piece.

   • The Leo, Pao (or Cannon, a piece from Chinese chess) and Vao (Z.Mach FCR 1940) are hybrid hoppers that move like a queen, rook or bishop and capture along these lines like a lion. — 2010
7. •
   A hopper car.
8. •
   An artificial fishing lure.

   • To catch a big fish, use a hopper that jumps across the pond surface.
9. •
   A window with hinges at the bottom, opened by tilting vertically.
10. •
    A Sri Lankan pancake made from a fermented batter of rice flour, coconut milk, and palm toddy or yeast.

    • Hoppers come in different varieties and can be sweet or savoury, while an egg hopper has an egg in the middle added during cooking. — 2010
11. •
    A person or machine that picks hops.
12. •
    (slang) A toilet.
13. •
    An escapement lever in a piano.
14. •
    (no longer used) The game of hopscotch.