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hopper

hop·per
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hop-er]
    • /ˈhɒp ər/
    • /ˈhɒp.ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hop-er]
    • /ˈhɒp ər/

Definitions of hopper word

  • noun hopper Edward, 1882–1967, U.S. painter and etcher. 1
  • noun hopper Grace Murray, 1906–92, U.S. naval officer and computer scientist. 1
  • noun hopper (William) De Wolf [duh-woo lf] /də wʊlf/ (Show IPA), 1858–1935, U.S. actor. 1
  • idioms hopper in the hopper, Informal. in preparation; about to be realized: Plans for the class reunion are in the hopper. 1
  • noun hopper A container for a bulk material such as grain, rock, or trash, typically one that tapers downward and is able to discharge its contents at the bottom. 1
  • noun hopper freight car 1

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Origin of hopper

First appearance:

before 1200
One of the 9% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1200-50; See origin at hop1, -er1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Hopper

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

hopper popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

hopper usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for hopper

noun hopper

  • reaction — a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
  • life — the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally.
  • force — physical power or strength possessed by a living being: He used all his force in opening the window.
  • deal — If you say that you need or have a great deal of or a good deal of a particular thing, you are emphasizing that you need or have a lot of it.
  • process — a systematic series of actions directed to some end: to devise a process for homogenizing milk.

Antonyms for hopper

noun hopper

  • idleness — the quality, state, or condition of being lazy, inactive, or idle: His lack of interest in the larger world and his consummate idleness were the causes of their dreadful divorce.
  • inactivity — not active: an inactive volcano.
  • inaction — absence of action; idleness.
  • laziness — lazy evaluation
  • lethargy — the quality or state of being drowsy and dull, listless and unenergetic, or indifferent and lazy; apathetic or sluggish inactivity.

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