chopper

¹chop·per

noun \ˈchä-pər\

Definition of CHOPPER

1

: one that chops

2

plural slang : teeth

3

: a device that interrupts an electric current or a beam of radiation (as light) at short regular intervals

4

: machine gun

5

: helicopter

6

: a high-bouncing batted baseball

7

: a customized motorcycle

Examples of CHOPPER

1. The sound of choppers filled the sky.
2. <army choppers evacuated refugees from the war zone>

First Known Use of CHOPPER

1552

Related to CHOPPER

Synonyms: helicopter, copter, eggbeater, helo, whirlybird

Related Words: rotary-wing aircraft, rotorcraft; autogiro (or autogyro), convertiplane (or convertaplane), gyroplane, tilt-rotor; slick [slang]

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Rhymes with CHOPPER

bopper, copper, cropper, dropper, flopper, hopper, lopper, mopper, popper, proper, shopper, stopper, swapper, topper, whopper