hopper
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4.5
- noun
- /ˈhɑːpər/
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saltador
- Miss Cooke, you're supposed to be a clog dancer, not a clog hopper.
What is the employer's view on job hoppers nowadays?
- What is the employer's view on job hoppers nowadays?
Examples
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"Are there many ride-hoppers today?"
Fiction book (1997) -
Beach-hoppers also respond to the slope of the beach, wind direction, and landscape features.
Academic text (1995) -
Being a ride-hopper is great, dear reader.
Fiction book (1997) -
In the moonlight, on dry sand, even when deprived of other directional cues, beach-hoppers move toward the water.
Academic text (1995) -
The children took turns being the hopper during the game of tag, jumping from one spot to another.
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At the park, the little girl giggled as she became a hopper, leaping around with her friends.
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During the party, everyone enjoyed watching the clown perform as a hopper, bouncing playfully across the stage.
Synonyms
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3.1
An athlete who jumps in events like the high or long jump
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3.9
A person or animal that jumps, often in sport
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7.9
A person who jumps or leaps in sports like the high jump
A person who plays loudly and energetically
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Morphology
Etymology
The word hopper comes from hop 'to jump' and the ending -er 'one who'. A hopper is simply a person who hops in games or play, so the name describes what they do.