1. a jumping insect with long hind legs and antennae that feeds on plants

Examples

• The grasshopper leaped from blade to blade in the tall grass.
• Children tried to catch grasshoppers in the meadow.
• A green grasshopper landed on her shoulder.
• The grasshopper’s powerful legs help it jump great distances.
• We heard grasshoppers chirping in the summer evening.
• The farmer worried about grasshoppers damaging his crops.