grasshopper

noun

grass·​hop·​per ˈgras-ˌhä-pər 

1

: any of numerous plant-eating orthopterous insects (Acrididae, Tettigoniidae, and some related families) having the hind legs adapted for leaping and sometimes engaging in migratory flights in which whole regions may be stripped of vegetation

2

: a cocktail made with crème de menthe, crème de cacao, and light cream

Examples of grasshopper in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In political cartoons from the turn of the 20th century, Eastern European and Jewish immigrants were depicted as rats, while Chinese immigrants were portrayed as a horde of grasshoppers – echoing imagery from Revelation, where locusts with human faces swarm the Earth. —Yii-Jan Lin, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2024

Advertisement Are grasshoppers as delicious as ham? —Leila Miller, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2024

This week: a project manager who makes $118,000 per year and spends some of her money this week on grasshopper tacos. —R29 Team, refinery29.com, 10 June 2024

Interstate 40 was closed one year when the pavement became too slick with dead grasshoppers. —Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 29 Jan. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing grasshopper

• grasshopper sparrow
• knee-high to a grasshopper
• long-horned grasshopper
• red-legged grasshopper
• short-horned grasshopper

Kids Definition

grasshopper

noun

grass·​hop·​per ˈgras-ˌhäp-ər 

: any of numerous plant-eating insects that have long hind legs used for leaping