English Explanatory Dictionary

grasshopper

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A mostly herbivorous insect of the order Orthoptera, noted for its ability to jump long distances and for the habit of some species communicating by stridulation; they are related to but distinct from crickets.
  2. In the strict sense, refers to insects in the suborder Caelifera, particularly those in the family Acrididae.
  3. In a looser sense, also includes the katydids (also known as longhorned grasshoppers or bush crickets), which are members of the family Tettigoniidae, of the suborder Ensifera.
  4. A cocktail made with crème de menthe and optionally with crème de cacao.
  5. A young student in the initial stages of training who has been chosen on account of their obvious talent.
  6. A frequent user of marijuana.
  7. In ordinary square or upright pianos of London make, the escapement lever or jack, so made that it can be taken out and replaced with the key.
  8. A fairy chess piece which moves orthogonally or diagonally, but must hop over a piece to move or capture, landing one square beyond the hopped piece.
verb
  1. Of a crop, to be ruined or destroyed by grasshoppers.
  2. To move a riverboat over an obstruction, such as a sandbar.
  3. Of an animal, to hunt and eat grasshoppers.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡɹɑːsˌhɒpə(ɹ)/ /ɡɹæsˌhɒpə(ɹ)/ En-uk-grasshopper.ogg /ˈɡɹæsˌhɑpəɹ/ en-us-grasshopper.ogg

Word forms

grasshopper grasshoppers grasshoppering grasshoppered

Etymology

From Middle English grashoppere, alteration of earlier grashoppe, from Old English græshoppa (“grasshopper”). Equivalent to grass + hopper. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Gäärshupper, Dutch grashupper, grashipper, German Low German Grashüpper, Gresshüpper, German Grashüpfer, Danish græshoppe, Swedish gräshoppa, Norwegian gresshoppe.

Synonyms

grasshop hopper

Related words

grasshop

Derived words

admirable grasshopper American bird grasshopper bird grasshopper blue-winged grasshopper differential grasshopper grasshopperdom grasshopper engine Grasshopper Falls grasshopper green grasshopperish grasshopperlike grasshopper lobster grasshopper mouse grasshopper pie Grasshopper Pueblo grasshopper warbler green grasshopper knee-high to a grasshopper knee high to a grasshopper long-horned grasshopper migratory grasshopper Pallas's grasshopper warbler short-horned grasshopper spur-throated grasshopper three-banded grasshopper trail ridge scrub grasshopper two-striped grasshopper
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