# grasshopper

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɡɹɑːsˌhɒpə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #27,858

## Definitions
1. A mostly herbivorous insect of the order Orthoptera, noted for its ability to jump long distances and for the habit of some species communicating by stridulation; they are related to but distinct from crickets.
2. A mostly herbivorous insect of the order Orthoptera, noted for its ability to jump long distances and for the habit of some species communicating by stridulation; they are related to but distinct from crickets.
3. A mostly herbivorous insect of the order Orthoptera, noted for its ability to jump long distances and for the habit of some species communicating by stridulation; they are related to but distinct from crickets.
4. A cocktail made with crème de menthe and optionally with crème de cacao.
5. A young student in the initial stages of training who has been chosen on account of their obvious talent.
6. A frequent user of marijuana.
7. In ordinary square or upright pianos of London make, the escapement lever or jack, so made that it can be taken out and replaced with the key.
8. A fairy chess piece which moves orthogonally or diagonally, but must hop over a piece to move or capture, landing one square beyond the hopped piece.

## Etymology
From Middle English grashoppere, alteration of earlier grashoppe, from Old English græshoppa (“grasshopper”). Equivalent to grass + hopper. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Gäärshupper, Dutch grashupper, grashipper, German Low German Grashüpper, Gresshüpper, German Grashüpfer, Danish græshoppe, Swedish gräshoppa, Norwegian gresshoppe.

## Common misspellings (14)
`garsshopper`, `ggrasshopper`, `grashopper`, `grashsopper`, `grasshhopper`, `grasshopepr`, `grasshoper`, `grasshopperr`, `grasshoppre`, `grasshpoper`, `grassohpper`, `grrasshopper`, `grsashopper`, `rgasshopper`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/grasshopper