receptacle vs hopper

hopper vs receptacle

receptacle and hopper both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
receptacle	Yes	No	No	No
hopper	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, hopper is a hyponym of receptacle; that is, hopper is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than receptacle:

receptacle: a container that is used to put or keep things in
hopper: funnel-shaped receptacle; contents pass by gravity into a receptacle below

Other hyponyms of receptacle include ash-pan, ashtray, beehive, hive, case, compositor's case, typesetter's case, cat box, catchall, chamberpot, potty, thunder mug, coin box, dustpan, garbage, hot-water bag, hot-water bottle, in-basket, in-tray, ossuary, out-basket, out-tray, collection plate, plate, pix, pyx, save-all, silent butler, socket, cuspidor, spittoon, tidy, tray, trough, seed tray.

receptacle (noun)	hopper (noun)
a container that is used to put or keep things in	(baseball) a hit that travels along the ground
an electrical (or electronic) fitting that is connected to a source of power and equipped to receive an insert	terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping
enlarged tip of a stem that bears the floral parts	funnel-shaped receptacle; contents pass by gravity into a receptacle below
	a machine used for picking hops
	someone who hops

Difference between receptacle and hopper

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