English Explanatory Dictionary

chopper

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A tool for chopping wood; an axe/ax.
  2. A knife for chopping food, especially one with a large oblong blade.
  3. A thick mitten, usually with yellow leather on the outside.
  4. A type of road motorcycle, especially as used by biker or bikie gangs.
  5. Any of various electronic switches used to interrupt one signal under the control of another.
  6. A crude tool with an irregular cutting edge formed by removing flakes from one side of a stone.
  7. A high-bouncing batted ball.
  8. The penis.
  9. An assault rifle or carbine, especially a fully-automatic one (e.g. an AK-47).
  10. The bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix).
  11. A rapper who raps in a fast-paced rhyming style.
  12. A kitchen appliance used for chopping various foods, akin to a small food processor.
noun
  1. A helicopter.
verb
  1. To travel or transport by helicopter.
noun
  1. A British Rail Class 20 locomotive.

Pronunciation

/ˈtʃɒp.ə/ /ˈtʃɔp.ə/ /ˈt͡ʃɑ.pɚ/ en-us-chopper.ogg

Word forms

chopper choppers choppering choppered

Etymology

From chop + -er.

Synonyms

penis whirlybird

Derived words

chopper coupling Choppergate copper chopper footchopper foot chopper headchopper helichopper logic chopper logic-chopper meat-chopper photochopper woodchopper wood chopper Chopper
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