chopper
Something that chopsSomething that chops: A tool for chopping wood; an axe/ax.
» A news chopper crashed in Seattle.
In Seattle ist ein Nachrichtenhubschrauber abgestürzt.
Вертоліт агенства новин розбився в Сіетлі.
Meaning
13 sensesSomething that chops
A tool for chopping wood; an axe/ax.
A knife for chopping food, especially one with a large oblong blade.
Hackbeil
реза́кrezák, сека́чsekáč
a butcher's knife having a large square blade
A kitchen appliance used for chopping various foods, akin to a small food processor.
A crude tool with an irregular cutting edge formed by removing flakes from one side of a stone.
Chopper
A thick mitten, usually with yellow leather on the outside.
(informal)A type of road motorcycle, especially as used by biker or bikie gangs.
Meronym: apehangers
Any of various electronic switches used to interrupt one signal under the control of another.
A high-bouncing batted ball.
(slang)The penis.
Schwanz
(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.
Examples
11 sentencesA news chopper crashed in Seattle.
Вертоліт агенства новин розбився в Сіетлі.
deIn Seattle ist ein Nachrichtenhubschrauber abgestürzt.
The chopper made a loud noise.
deDer Heli machte ein lautes Geräusch.
Edmundo managed to fly the chopper.
He could pilot a chopper blindfolded.
The chopper rushed Tom to the hospital.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 4
Origin
From the onomatopoeia for the "chop-chop" sound emitted by the main rotor blades of theFrom 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.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
plural: choppersSynonyms
8 synonyms- informal terms for a human ‘tooth’:pearly
- a grounder that bounces high in the air:chop
- an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades:helicopterwhirlybirdeggbeater
- a butcher's knife having a large square blade:cleavermeat cleaver