HOPPER


Meaning of HOPPER in English

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■ 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.

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■ noun a person who picks hops.

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