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

Lodges, reachable only by chopper or small plane, such as those from Pelorus Air, create a circuit for both golfers and wine aficionados as well as for hikers looking to explore peaks, glaciers, and deep-river gorges à la hobbits Frodo and Sam. —Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 27 Apr. 2025

What follows is something resembling a helicopter dogfight in which multiple Army choppers chase Tommy and company through the LA sky. —Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 18 Apr. 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