Grasshopper vs Groundhopper - What's the difference?
grasshopper | groundhopper |
A herbivorous insect of the order Orthoptera noted for its ability to jump long distances.
A cocktail made with and optionally with creme de cacao.
(figuratively) a young student in initial stages of training who has been chosen on account of their obvious talent
* 2009 , B.P. Terpstra, Quadrant , November 2009, No. 461 (Volume LIII, Number 11), Quadrant Magazine Limited, page 2:
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A small insect, of the genus , similar to a grasshopper.
One who engages in groundhopping, the hobby of attending sports matches at as many different stadiums or grounds as possible.
As nouns the difference between grasshopper and groundhopper
is that grasshopper is a herbivorous insect of the order Orthoptera noted for its ability to jump long distances while groundhopper is a small insect, of the genus genus: Tetrix, similar to a grasshopper.grasshopper
English
(wikipedia grasshopper)Noun
(en noun)- Although we don't know exactly why Li is chosen to dance, we witness a man assuring officials that the child isn't from bourgeois stock. Phew. There are no known landowners in the family, so the grasshopper passes some cultural purity test, in a state often fixated on class warfare, driven by the cult of personality, and bullied by paranoia.
- (Grove)