chomper

noun

chomp·​er ˈchäm-pər How to pronounce chomper (audio)
ˈchȯm-
plural chompers
1
informal : one who chomps or chomps on something
a cigar chomper
The zesty crowds at sports events, circuses and saloons are the second largest group of [popcorn] chompers, while moviegoers gobble another 50 million pounds.Patricia Linden
2
informal : tooth
… have a mouthful of teeth, but each chomper is smaller than a grain of rice.Peter Rowe
usually plural
We all know that vanity can lead to its own clichés—from breast implants and tanning parlors to fake enamel chompers and hair transplants.Women's Sports & Fitness

Examples of chomper in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Each individual shark has rows upon rows of chompers that fall out and get replaced in conveyor belt-like fashion. Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Sep. 2024 The entire animal, meanwhile, could grow to be up to 20 feet long and likely used its chompers to crush the shells of mollusks, turtles and other marine creatures. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Sep. 2024 Of course there was the annual hot dog eating contest on New York’s Coney Island, where a new champion chomper emerged: Patrick Bertoletti of Chicago gobbled down 58 hot dogs to win his first men’s title. Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 5 July 2024 They are known for some distinct sets of chompers and are not a far cry from their living ancestors. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 24 July 2024 To go by my own recent experience, there are more chompers than ever, and more people complaining about them. Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024 Tyrannosaurus tooth marks are as unique as fingerprints – each of those chompers measured up to 30 cm (12 in) long and was serrated like a steak knife. New Atlas, 19 July 2024 Mostly large and rounded, these chompers were not meant to slice through their prey, but to grind and crush shelled creatures. Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 15 July 2024 Netflix will stream a winner-take-all hot-dog-eating contest on Labor Day between reigning Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest champ Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayashi, the venerable hot dog chomper Chestnut unseated. Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 12 June 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1852, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of chomper was in 1852

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“Chomper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chomper. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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