Dictionary
Thesaurus
Medical
Scrabble®
Spanish Central
Browse DictionaryBrowse Thesaurus
Get our free apps!iPhone•iPad•Android
Games
Word of the Day
Video
Blog: Words at Play
My Faves
Dictionary

treehopper

noun tree·hop·per \ˈtrē-ˌhä-pər\

Definition of TREEHOPPER

:  any of a family (Membracidae) of small leaping homopterous insects that feed on the sap especially of shrubs and trees
See treehopper defined for kids
ADVERTISEMENT

First Known Use of TREEHOPPER

circa 1839

Rhymes with TREEHOPPER

bebopper, cartopper, clodhopper, eavesdropper, eyedropper, eyepopper, grasshopper, hedgehopper, hip-hopper, improper, job-hopper, joypopper, leafhopper, name-dropper, rockhopper, sharecropper, showstopper, skin-popper, woodchopper

Learn More About TREEHOPPER

Browse

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. treehopper
  2. buffalo treehopper
Next Word in the Dictionary: tree housePrevious Word in the Dictionary: tree hoopoeAll Words Near: treehopper
ADVERTISEMENT
10 Charming Words for Nasty People
Put-downs with flair
Learn More
When "Literally" isn't, well, literal
How to use a word that (literally) drives some people nuts.
Watch Now
Know what this is?
Test your vocab with our fun, fast game
Go Play
Fear of cats?
Ailurophobia, and 9 other unusual fears
Learn More
Join Us
Merriam-Webster
on Facebook
Merriam-Webster
on Twitter
Bookstore: Digital and Print
Merriam-Webster references for Mobile, Kindle, print, and more.
See All
Other Merriam-Webster Dictionaries