chopper

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtʃɒp.ə/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈtʃɔp.ə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɑ.pɚ/ Rhymes: -ɒpə(ɹ) === Etymology 1 === From chop + -er. ==== Noun ==== chopper (plural choppers) A tool for chopping wood; an axe/ax. A knife for chopping food, especially one with a large oblong blade. A thick mitten, usually with yellow leather on the outside. (informal, motorcycling) A type of road motorcycle, especially as used by biker or bikie gangs. Hypernyms: motorcycle, bike < vehicle < conveyance Meronym: apehangers (electronics) Any of various electronic switches used to interrupt one signal under the control of another. (archaeology) A crude tool with an irregular cutting edge formed by removing flakes from one side of a stone. (baseball) A high-bouncing batted ball. (slang) The penis. (slang) An assault rifle or carbine, especially a fully-automatic one (e.g. an AK-47). (Canada, US) The bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix). A rapper who raps in a fast-paced rhyming style. A kitchen appliance used for chopping various foods, akin to a small food processor. ===== Synonyms ===== (slang: penis): See Thesaurus:penis. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From the onomatopoeia for the "chop-chop" sound emitted by the main rotor blades of the Bell 47 'OH-13 Sioux' "Angel of Mercy" helicopter, encountered by troops during the Korean War. ==== Noun ==== chopper (plural choppers) (informal) A helicopter. ===== Synonyms ===== (helicopter): whirlybird ===== Derived terms ===== Chopper ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== chopper (third-person singular simple present choppers, present participle choppering, simple past and past participle choppered) (informal) To travel or transport by helicopter. ===== Translations ===== === Anagrams === prechop == French == === Etymology === Onomatopoeic === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃɔ.pe/ === Verb === chopper (archaic, intransitive) to stumble (informal) alternative spelling of choper (“to catch”) “Cecilia Siharaj enceinte : L'ex-candidate de Koh-Lanta pensait avoir "choppé" une maladie très grave”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎[2], Public, (Can we date this quote?) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== choper === Further reading === “chopper”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012