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
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Man is too much of a grasshopper to do anything like putting a ring on somebody.
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Guy Martin, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
Monica's pick: The grasshopper and warm olives with Parmesan cheese ($8.95).
—Monica Eng, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025
Stephens is a study bug with no social life, the ant to Adam’s easygoing grasshopper.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2025
But insects remain, as the title suggests, front and center in an inventive, enchanting, if a little unsettling, look at how a bunch of bugs (and one frog) celebrate Christmas that climaxes with Santa, a grasshopper, and assorted other bugs skating on a frozen lake.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
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Guy Martin, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
Monica's pick: The grasshopper and warm olives with Parmesan cheese ($8.95).
—Monica Eng, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025
Stephens is a study bug with no social life, the ant to Adam’s easygoing grasshopper.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2025
But insects remain, as the title suggests, front and center in an inventive, enchanting, if a little unsettling, look at how a bunch of bugs (and one frog) celebrate Christmas that climaxes with Santa, a grasshopper, and assorted other bugs skating on a frozen lake.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Grasshopper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grasshopper. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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grasshopper
noun
grass·hop·per
ˈgras-ˌhäp-ər
: any of numerous plant-eating insects that have long hind legs used for leaping
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