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CHOPPER
chop, chopper
(noun) a grounder that bounces high in the air
cleaver, meat cleaver, chopper
(noun) a butcher’s knife having a large square blade
helicopter, chopper, whirlybird, eggbeater
(noun) an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades
chopper, pearly
(noun) informal terms for a human ‘tooth’
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
chopper (plural choppers)
A tool for chopping wood; an axe/ax.
A knife for chopping food.
(archaeology) A crude tool with an irregular cutting edge formed by removing flakes from one side of a stone.
A thick mitten, usually with yellow leather on the outside.
(slang) The penis.
(informal) A type of road motorcycle, especially as used by biker/bikie gangs.
(slang) An assault rifle, especially a fully-automatic one (e.g. an AK-47).
(electronics) Any of various electronic switches used to interrupt one signal under the control of another.
(North America) The bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix).
Synonyms
• (slang: penis): See penis.
Etymology 2
Noun
chopper (plural choppers)
(informal) A helicopter.
Synonyms
• (helicopter): whirlybird
Verb
chopper (third-person singular simple present choppers, present participle choppering, simple past and past participle choppered)
(informal) To travel or transport by helicopter.
Anagrams
• prechop
Source: Wiktionary
Chop"per, n.
Definition: One who, or that which, chops.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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