chopper

1 of 2

noun

chop·​per ˈchä-pər 

1

: one that chops

2

choppers plural, slang : teeth

3

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

4

: machine gun

5

: helicopter

6

: a high-bouncing batted baseball

7

: a customized motorcycle

specifically : one that has the front wheel forward of the handlebars

chopper

2 of 2

verb

choppered; choppering; choppers

: helicopter

Synonyms

Noun

• copter
• eggbeater
• helicopter
• helo
• whirlybird

Examples of chopper in a Sentence

Noun

The sound of choppers filled the sky.

army choppers evacuated refugees from the war zone

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The cloud level was so low, with strong gusts of snow and rain, that a chopper couldn’t land and a ground rescue might take days. —Benjamin Alva Polley, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2025

When a chopper passes overhead in the closing moments, Sara can shrug it off. —Randall Colburn, EW.com, 6 May 2025

Verb

Homendy urged witnesses to send video and photos of the crash and asked for patience as investigators identify what led to chopper to tumble out of the sky. —Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025

Painted in the same red, white and blue, stars and stripes design as the tank of the Easy Rider chopper motorcycle that sold for $1.65 million, this helmet is the other half of a matching set of generational icons... —Mike Hanlon, New Atlas, 17 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1552, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1955, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for chopper

• copper
• cropper
• dropper
• pauper
• popper
• proper
• shopper
• stopper
• topper
• whopper
• eavesdropper
• grasshopper

Kids Definition

chopper

noun

chop·​per

ˈchäp-ər

1

: one that chops

2

: helicopter