hopper

• Nom avec plusieurs sens : récipient en entonnoir pour délivrer des matériaux ; personne ou animal qui saute ; machine de récolte du houblon ; insecte sauteur ; ou, au baseball, balle au sol qui rebondit sur le champ.

A noun with multiple meanings: a funnel-shaped container for dispensing materials; a person or animal that hops; a machine for harvesting hops; a plant-eating insect that leaps; or in baseball, a ground ball hit along the field.

1. B2formaltechnical

   A funnel-shaped container or bin that holds material (like grain, coal, or sand) and releases it through the bottom.

   Trémie (conteneur)

   • The grain was poured into the hopper of the mill.
   • The machine's hopper was filled with coal.
   • The hopper feeds the material onto the conveyor belt.

   Synonymesfunnel

2. Person who hopsB1informal

   A person or animal that jumps or moves by hopping.

   Personne ou animal qui sautille

   • The children were happy hoppers in the playground.
   • The kangaroo is a famous hopper.
   • He was a skilled hopper in the sack race.

   Synonymesjumperleaper

3. Hop-picking machineC1formalbritishtechnical

   A machine used for harvesting hops, which are used in brewing beer.

   Machine à récolter le houblon

   • The farmer used a hopper to collect the hops quickly.
   • Modern hop farms rely on mechanical hoppers.
   • The hopper separated the hops from the vines.

   Synonymeshop-picker

4. Jumping insectB2formalscientific

   A plant-eating insect with strong hind legs adapted for jumping, such as a grasshopper or locust.

   Insecte sauteur

   • A green hopper landed on the leaf.
   • The field was full of hoppers in the summer.
   • Hoppers can cause damage to crops.

   Synonymesgrasshopperlocust

5. Ground ball in baseballB2informalamericansport

   In baseball, a hit that bounces and travels along the ground.

   Roulant (baseball)

   • The batter hit a hopper to the shortstop.
   • The infielder fielded the hopper cleanly.
   • A slow hopper rolled past the pitcher.

   Synonymesbouncerchopperground ballgrounder