How to pronounce hopper
American English pronunciation
HOP-er
- IPA
- /ˈhɑpɚ/
- Syllables
- HOP · er (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What hopper means
A big funnel-shaped bin that pours grain into a machine
In a sentence: The farmer poured the corn into the hopper, and it trickled down into the mill.
Where it comes from: It comes from an old English word, hoppere, meaning something that hops. It is related to the word grasshopper.
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