Meanings
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noun
a plant-eating insect with powerful hind legs adapted for jumping
A green grasshopper landed on the garden fence.
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noun
a sweet cocktail made chiefly with creme de menthe and cream
She ordered a grasshopper after dinner.
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Etymology
From Middle English grashoppere, an alteration of grashoppe, from Old English graeshoppa. It is a transparent compound of grass + hopper, naming the insect for its habitat and jumping movement.