chopper

noun
/ˈtʃɒp.ə/UK/ˈtʃɔp.ə//ˈt͡ʃɑ.pɚ/US

Etymology

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.

  1. inherited from choppen
  2. suffixed as chopper — “chop + er

Definitions

  1. A tool for chopping wood

    A tool for chopping wood; an axe/ax.

  2. A knife for chopping food, especially one with a large oblong blade.

  3. A thick mitten, usually with yellow leather on the outside.

  4. + 12 more definitions
    1. A type of road motorcycle, especially as used by biker or bikie gangs.

      • Meronym: apehangers
    2. Any of various electronic switches used to interrupt one signal under the control of…

      Any of various electronic switches used to interrupt one signal under the control of another.

    3. A crude tool with an irregular cutting edge formed by removing flakes from one side of a…

      A crude tool with an irregular cutting edge formed by removing flakes from one side of a stone.

    4. A high-bouncing batted ball.

    5. The penis.

    6. An assault rifle or carbine, especially a fully-automatic one (e.g. an AK-47).

      • My chopper sing like Sia, make a bitch sick diarrhea.
    7. The bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix).

    8. A rapper who raps in a fast-paced rhyming style.

    9. A kitchen appliance used for chopping various foods, akin to a small food processor.

    10. A helicopter.

      • There's armored cars, and tanks, and Jeeps And rigs of every size. Yeah, them chicken coops was full o'bears And choppers filled the skies.
    11. To travel or transport by helicopter.

      • They lifted Catholics. Civil Rights guys, mostly. Low-level nationalists. Choppered them off to some interrogation centre outside Belfast.
    12. A British Rail Class 20 locomotive.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA