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grass⋅hop⋅per

[gras-hop-er, grahs-]
–noun
1. any of numerous herbivorous, orthopterous insects, esp. of the families Acrididae and Tettigoniidae, having the hind legs adapted for leaping and having chewing mouth parts, some species being highly destructive to vegetation. Compare locust (def. 1), long-horned grasshopper.
2. a small, light airplane used on low-flying missions, as for reconnaissance.
3. (initial capital letter) Military. a U.S. antipersonnel mine that jumps off the ground when activated by proximate body heat and sprays shrapnel over a lethal radius of 350 ft. (107 m).
4. a cocktail of light cream, green crème de menthe, and white crème de menthe or crème de cacao.

Origin:
1275–1325; ME; see grass, hopper
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grass·hop·per   (grās'hŏp'ər)   
n.  
  1. Any of numerous orthopteran insects of the families Locustidae (or Acrididae) and Tettigoniidae, often destructive to plants and characteristically having long, powerful hind legs adapted for jumping. Also called regionally hoppergrass.

  2. A light, usually unarmed airplane used for liaison and scouting.

  3. A cocktail consisting of crème de menthe, crème de cacao, and cream.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Slang Dictionary
grasshead

and grasser; grasshopper
  1. n.
    a marijuana smoker. (Drugs.) : The grassheads are taking over this neighborhood. , The principle called the “grassers” in and gave them hell.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Bible Dictionary

Grasshopper

belongs to the class of neuropterous insects called Gryllidae. This insect is not unknown in Palestine. In Judg. 6:5; 7:12; Job 39:30; Jer. 46:23, where the Authorized Version has "grasshopper," the Revised Version more correctly renders the Hebrew word ('arbeh) by "locust." This is the case also in Amos 7:1; Nah. 3:17, where the Hebrew word _gob_ is used; and in Lev. 11:22; Num. 13:33; Eccl. 12:5; Isa. 40:22, where _hagab_ is used. In all these instances the proper rendering is probably "locust" (q.v.).

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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Idioms & Phrases

grasshopper

see knee-high to a grasshopper.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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