chopper

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UK/ˈtʃɒp.ə/Australia/ˈtʃɔp.ə/US/ˈt͡ʃɑ.pɚ/

noun

A tool for chopping wood; an axe/ax.

Less commonScrabble 16Word of the Day · Oct 2, 2024

Meanings

chopper1

nounchopper (plural choppers)

plural choppers

  1. Something that chops
    1. A tool for chopping wood; an axe/ax.
    2. A knife for chopping food, especially one with a large oblong blade.
    3. A kitchen appliance used for chopping various foods, akin to a small food processor.
    4. archaeologyA crude tool with an irregular cutting edge formed by removing flakes from one side of a stone.
  2. A thick mitten, usually with yellow leather on the outside.
  3. informalhobbiesA type of road motorcycle, especially as used by biker or bikie gangs.

    Meronym: apehangers

  4. businessAny of various electronic switches used to interrupt one signal under the control of another.
  5. ball gamesA high-bouncing batted ball.
  6. slangThe penis.

    Synonyms: penis

  7. slangAn assault rifle or carbine, especially a fully-automatic one (e.g. an AK-47).

    My chopper sing like Sia, make a bitch sick diarrhea.

    2019 March 1, Rico Nasty, “Tia Tamera”, in Maria-Cecilia Simone Kelly (lyrics), Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini (music), Amala (FLAC), performed by Rico Nasty, Los Angeles: Kemosabe Records, published 2019
  8. A rapper who raps in a fast-paced rhyming style.

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nounchopper (plural choppers)

plural choppers

  1. informalA helicopter.

    There's armored cars, and tanks, and Jeeps And rigs of every size. Yeah, them chicken coops was full o'bears And choppers filled the skies.

    1975, “Convoy”, in C.W. McCall, Chip Davis (lyrics), Black Bear Road, performed by C. W. McCall

    Synonyms: whirlybird

verbchopper (third-person singular simple present choppers, present participle choppering, simple past and past participle choppered)

present singular third person choppers · participle present choppering · participle past choppered · past choppered

  1. informalTo travel or transport by helicopter.

    They lifted Catholics. Civil Rights guys, mostly. Low-level nationalists. Choppered them off to some interrogation centre outside Belfast.

    2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 288

Chopper3

nounChopper (plural Choppers)

plural Choppers

  1. UKrail transportA British Rail Class 20 locomotive.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe penis.

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nounA helicopter.

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More synonyms by meaning

nouna grounder that bounces high in the air

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nouninformal terms for a human ‘tooth’

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Broader

nounan aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades

Broader
heavier-than-air craft

nouna butcher's knife having a large square blade

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cleavermeat cleaver

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

chopper · noun, verb

From the onomatopoeia for the "chop-chop" sound emitted by the main rotor blades of the Bell 47 'OH-13 Sioux' "Angel of Mercy" helicopter, encountered by troops during the Korean War.

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Chopper · noun

From chopper (“helicopter”), because of the distinctive beating noise of the engine.

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Translations

Ancient Greek κοπίς
  • κοπίς (kopís)knife for chopping food
Bulgarian сатър, чопър
  • сатър (satăr)knife for chopping food
  • чопър (čopăr)kitchen appliance similar to a food processor
  • чопър (čopăr)type of motorcycle
Finnish paloitteluveitsi, kirves
  • paloitteluveitsiknife for chopping food
  • kirvesarchaeology: crude tool with an irregular cutting edge
  • chopperitype of motorcycle
  • hakkurielectronics: type of electronic switch
  • slabaslang: penis
  • rynkkyslang: assault rifle, especially a fully-automatic one
  • aksu (AK-47)slang: assault rifle, especially a fully-automatic one
  • kopteriinformal: helicopter
French hachoir, galet aménagé
  • hachoirknife for chopping food
  • galet aménagéarchaeology: crude tool with an irregular cutting edge
  • hacheurelectronics: type of electronic switch
  • zobslang: penis
  • bananeinformal: helicopter
  • hélicoinformal: helicopter
German Hackbeil, Chopper
  • Hackbeilknife for chopping food
  • Chopperarchaeology: crude tool with an irregular cutting edge
  • Schwanzslang: penis
  • Hubschrauberinformal: helicopter
Korean 찍개
  • 찍개 (jjikgae)archaeology: crude tool with an irregular cutting edge
Polish tasak
  • tasakknife for chopping food
Portuguese zingarelho
  • zingarelhoinformal: helicopter
Russian реза́к, сека́ч
  • реза́к (rezák)knife for chopping food
  • сека́ч (sekáč)knife for chopping food
  • верту́шка (vertúška)informal: helicopter
Slovak sekáčik
  • sekáčikknife for chopping food
Spanish tajador, chóper
  • tajadorknife for chopping food
  • chópertype of motorcycle
  • helicoinformal: helicopter
  • helicópteroinformal: helicopter
  • helicar(informal) To travel or transport by helicopter
Tagalog panghapak
  • panghapakknife for chopping food

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APA

chopper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chopper

MLA

“chopper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chopper. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chopper,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chopper.

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