1. jumping insects with long hind legs, typically green or brown, that feed on plants

Examples

• The grasshoppers chirped loudly in the summer evening.
• Children caught grasshoppers in the tall grass behind the school.
• The garden was damaged by a swarm of hungry grasshoppers.
• We could hear grasshoppers jumping through the meadow.
• The farmer worried that grasshoppers would eat his crops.
• Green grasshoppers blended perfectly with the lawn.