Thesaurus results for CHOPPER

chopper

noun

ˈchä-pər

Definition of chopper

as in helicopter

a vehicle for traveling through the air that obtains its lift from rotors which spin horizontally army choppers evacuated refugees from the war zone

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Recent Examples of chopper The multi-million-dollar, state-of-the-art chopper made its debut last year thanks to funding from the Minnesota Legislature. — Stephen Swanson, CBS News, 28 June 2026 This vegetable chopper speeds up meal prep with six interchangeable stainless steel blades for slicing, dicing, julienning, and grating. — Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026 Pinch-hitters Austin Martin and Ryan Kreidler singled with one out for Minnesota in the ninth and a high chopper by Byron Buxton went over the head of third baseman Willi Castro to tie it. — ABC News, 26 June 2026 Grab this KitchenAid oven mitt set, food storage containers for meal prep, a time-saving food chopper while they’re discounted too. — Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for chopper

Recent Examples of Synonyms for chopper

helicopter

Noun

On Tuesday, a police helicopter was hit by a drone while battling a brush fire near the Encino Reservoir in Los Angeles.

— Sydney Brammer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2026
Deputies lost sight of the vehicle and used a helicopter to find it.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 11 July 2026