Hopper or hoppers may refer to:

Places

Hopper, Illinois Hopper is an unincorporated community in Stronghurst Township, Henderson County, Illinois Henderson County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 United States census, it has a popula ...

* Hopper, West Virginia * Hopper, a mountain and valley in the

Hunza–Nagar District The Hunza–Nagar District is a former district of Gilgit–Baltistan in Pakistan. In July 2015, the district was divided into two separate districts, namely Hunza District and Nagar District. Education According to the ''Alif Ailaan Pakistan ...

of Pakistan * Hopper (crater), a crater on Mercury

People

* Hopper (surname)

Insects

* Hopper, the immature form of a

locust Locusts (derived from the Latin ''locusta'', locust or lobster) are various species of short-horned grasshoppers in the family Acrididae that have a swarming phase. These insects are usually solitary, but under certain circumstances they b ...

Grasshopper Grasshoppers are a group of insects belonging to the suborder Caelifera. They are amongst what are possibly the most ancient living groups of chewing herbivorous insects, dating back to the early Triassic around 250 million years ago. Grassh ...

* Hoppers, butterflies of the genus ''

Platylesches ''Platylesches'' is a genus of skipper (butterfly), skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae, commonly called hoppers, found in Africa. Species Listed alphabetically:Leafhopper Leafhopper is the common name for any species from the family (biology), family Cicadellidae: based on the type genus ''Cicadella''. These minute insects, colloquially known as hoppers, are plant feeders that suck plant sap from grass, shrubs, or ...

, a member of the family Cicadellidae *

Treehopper Treehoppers (more precisely typical treehoppers to distinguish them from the Aetalionidae) and thorn bugs are members of the family Membracidae, a group of insects related to the cicadas and the leafhoppers. About 3,200 species of treehoppers i ...

, a member of the family Membracidae (typical treehoppers) or Aetalionidae

Mechanical parts

* Hopper, a storage container used to dispense granular materials through the use of a

chute Chute or Chutes, may refer to: * Chute (gravity), a channel down which falling materials are guided * Chute (landform), a steep-sided passage through which water flows rapidly * Escape chute, an emergency exit utilized where conventional fire esca ...

to restrict flow, sometimes assisted by mechanical agitation **

Hopper (particulate collection container) A hopper is a large, inverted pyramid (architecture), inverted pyramidal or cone, conical container used in industrial processes to hold particulates, particulate matter or granular material, flowable material of any sort (e.g. dust, gravel, nuts ...

, a large container used for dust collection ** A

paintball loader A paintball marker, also known as a paintball gun, paint gun, or simply marker, is an air gun used in the shooting sport of paintball, and the main piece of paintball equipment. Paintball markers use compressed gas, such as carbon dioxide (CO2) ...

** A

manufacturing Manufacturing is the creation or production of goods with the help of equipment, labor, machines, tools, and chemical or biological processing or formulation. It is the essence of the secondary sector of the economy. The term may refer ...

line hopper ** Part of an

agricultural aircraft An agricultural aircraft is an aircraft that has been built or converted for agricultural use – usually aerial application of pesticides (crop dusting) or fertilizer (aerial topdressing); in these roles, they are referred to as "crop duste ...

to store the chemicals to be spread ** Part of a

combine harvester The modern combine harvester, also called a combine, is a machine designed to harvest a variety of cultivated seeds. Combine harvesters are one of the most economically important labour-saving inventions, significantly reducing the fraction of ...

** Part of a

wheel tractor-scraper In civil engineering, a wheel tractor-scraper (also known as a land scraper, land leveler, tournapull or simply called a scraper) is a type of heavy equipment used for earthmoving. It has a pan/hopper for loading and carrying material. The pan ...

to store the soil load **

Feeder (livestock equipment) A feeder is a container which delivers Animal feed, feed or fodder to livestock such as cattle, sheep, and horses. Types of feeders include fixed holders and trailer-mounted Hopper (particulate collection container), hoppers. See also * Manger ...

Transportation

Hopper (spacecraft) Hopper was a proposed European Space Agency (ESA) orbital spaceplane and reusable launch vehicle. The Hopper was a FESTIP (Future European Space Transportation Investigations Programme) system study design. Hopper was one of several proposals ...

, a proposed spacecraft * Hopper, a prototype test vehicle for the

SpaceX Starship Starship is a two-stage fully reusable launch vehicle, reusable super heavy-lift launch vehicle under development by American aerospace company SpaceX. On 20 April 2023, with the Starship flight test 1, first Integrated Flight Test, Starship b ...

Hopper balloon A hopper balloon (simply hopper) is a small, one-person hot air balloon. Unlike a conventional hot air balloon where people ride inside a basket, there is no basket on a hopper balloon. Instead, the hopper pilot usually sits on a seat or wears a ha ...

, a kind of ultralight hot air balloon *

Hopper barge A hopper barge is a type of barge commonly designed to transport commodities like coal, steel, rocks, sand, soil and waste. 'Hopper barge' can also refer to a barge that dumps cargo at sea. These are now commonly called 'split hopper barge', bec ...

, a kind of barge *

Hopper car A hopper car () or hopper wagon () is a type of railroad freight car that has opening doors or gates on the underside or on the sides to discharge its cargo. They are used to transport loose solid bulk commodities such as coal, ore, grain, a ...

, a type of railway freight car *

Gravity wagon The gravity wagon, or slant wagon, is an angled hopper style wagon that utilizes gravity to make the unloading process easier. It is primarily used on farms for agricultural purposes, such as for holding crops or fertilizer. For easy comparison ...

, or slant wagon, a type of wagon that is essentially a hopper; used in agriculture *

Space hopper A space hopper (also known as a moon hopper, skippyball, kangaroo ball, bouncer, hippity hop, hoppity hop, sit and bounce, or hop ball) is a rubber ball (similar to an exercise ball) with handles that allow one to sit on it without falling off ...

, a toy: a ball with handles for bouncing on * USS ''Hopper'', a U.S. Navy destroyer

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional entities

*Hopper, a character and the main antagonist in the animated film ''

A Bug's Life ''A Bug's Life'' (stylized in all lowercase) is a 1998 American animated comedy film directed by John Lasseter from a screenplay written by Andrew Stanton, Donald McEnery, and Bob Shaw, and a story conceived by Lasseter, Stanton, and Joe Ran ...

'' *H.O.P.P.E.R.S. or Hoppers, the nickname of the fictional Huerta, California, from Jaime Hernandez's ''Locas'' graphic novels published in '' Love and Rockets'' *

Franz Hopper ''Code Lyoko'' (; stylized as ''CODE: LYOKO'' in season 1 and in all caps in seasons 2–4) is a French anime-influenced animated series created by Thomas Romain and Tania Palumbo and produced by Antefilms Production (season 1) and MoonScoop ...

, a character in ''Code Lyoko'' * Jim Hopper (''Stranger Things''), the police chief from the Netflix science-fiction horror series ''Stranger Things'' *Hopper 1, a Chemy in ''

Kamen Rider Gotchard is a Japanese drama, the 34th entry of Toei Company's ''Kamen Rider'' metaseries, and the fifth series to debut during the Reiwa period. The series debuted on September 3, 2023, joining '' Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger'' and later, ''Bakuage Sentai Bo ...

Films

* ''Hoppers'' (film), an upcoming 2026 animated film from Disney/Pixar

Games

* ''Hoppers'' (game), a peg solitaire game released by Think Fun * ''Hopper'', multiple clones of the video game ''

Frogger is a 1981 arcade action game developed by Konami and published by Sega. In North America, it was distributed by Sega/Gremlin. The object of the game is to direct five frogs to their homes by dodging traffic on a busy road, then crossing a ri ...

'' * Hopper, a

fairy chess piece A fairy chess piece, variant chess piece, unorthodox chess piece, or heterodox chess piece is a chess piece not used in conventional chess but incorporated into certain chess variants and some unorthodox chess problems, known as fairy chess. Compar ...

Music

Hopper (band) Hopper were an English indie rock band formed in 1992. They first signed to Damaged Goods (the label that released the Manic Street Preachers' first official single). Their debut single was "Hunter" released on 31 January 1994. Their second, ...

, English indie rock band *

The Hoppers The Hoppers are an American Southern gospel singing group from North Carolina. Their music combines Southern gospel with Pop, country, and rock music. History The Hoppers are a family ensemble which first began performing together in 1957. They ...

, a Southern Gospel family ensemble

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

Dish Hopper (DVR) Hopper is a line of digital video recorder, digital video recording (DVR) set-top boxes offered by the U.S. direct-broadcast satellite television provider Dish Network. First introduced at Consumer Electronics Show in January 2012, the Hopper was ...

, a service of Dish Network known for its AutoHop commercial-skipping feature

Other uses

Hopper (food) An appam or vellayappam is a type of thin pancake originating from South India. It is made with fermented rice batter and coconut milk, traditionally cooked in an ''appachatti'', a deep pan similar in shape to a wok. It's a popular dish in Ind ...

or Appam or Aappam hoppers, a type of food in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Sri Lankan cuisine *

Hopper (microarchitecture) Hopper is a graphics processing unit (GPU) microarchitecture developed by Nvidia. It is designed for datacenters and is used alongside the Lovelace microarchitecture. It is the latest generation of the line of products formerly branded as Nvid ...

, codename for a microarchitecture developed by Nvidia * Hopper, one who harvests

hops Hops are the flowers (also called seed cones or strobiles) of the hop plant ''Humulus lupulus'', a member of the Cannabaceae family of flowering plants. They are used primarily as a bittering, flavouring, and stability agent in beer, to whic ...

* Hopper, a

Lindy Hop The Lindy Hop is an American dance which was born in the African-American communities of Harlem, New York City, in 1928 and has evolved since then. It was very popular during the swing era of the late 1930s and early 1940s. Lindy is a fusion of ...

dancer * Hopper, an urban entry-level

drug dealer A drug is any chemical substance other than a nutrient or an essential dietary ingredient, which, when administered to a living organism, produces a biological effect. Consumption of drugs can be via inhalation, injection, smoking, ingestio ...

or drug dealer's aide—typically a minor * Bill hopper, a wooden box on the desk of the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives in which bills or resolutions to be voted on are deposited * Hopper crystal, a type of crystal formation shaped like a hopper wagon *

Hopper (company) Hopper, Inc. is a travel booking app and online travel marketplace for flights, hotels, rental cars, and short-term house rentals. The company has its main offices in Montreal, Canada and Boston, Massachusetts. History Hopper was founded in April ...

, a travel booking app and online travel marketplace that sells flights, hotels, rental cars, and short-term rentals.