hopper


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
hopper1
noun
  • 1 a container for loose bulk material, typically tapering downward and discharging its contents at the bottom.

    ■ a tapering container, working with a hopping motion, through which grain passes into a mill.

  • 2 a railway wagon able to discharge bulk material through its floor.
  • 3 a barge for carrying away and discharging mud from a dredging machine.
  • 4 a person or thing that hops.

    ■ a hopping insect, especially a young locust.




Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
hopper2
noun a person who picks hops.
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