chopper
pronunciation
How to pronounce chopper in British English:
UK [ˈtʃɒpə(r)]
How to pronounce chopper in American English:
US [ˈtʃɑpə(r)]
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- Noun:
- a grounder that bounces high in the air
- informal terms for a human `tooth'
- an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades
- a butcher's knife having a large square blade
Word Origin
- chopper (n.)
- 1550s, "one who chops," agent noun from chop (v.1). Meaning "meat cleaver" is by 1818. Meaning "helicopter" is from 1951, Korean War military slang (compare egg-beater); as a type of stripped-down motorcycle (originally prefered by Hells Angels) from 1965.
Example
- 1. The soldiers who spilled out of the chopper were wearing greek army uniforms .
- 2. The positive , which I should emphasise in hopes of inflating the value of my family 's paintings and saving them from the chopper , is the thrill you get from some art .
- 3. Afghan officials said a taliban insurgent who was hiding in the area fired the rpg that brought down the chopper .
- 4. In a recent series of test flights , a new type of chopper has begun smashing speed records .
- 5. They say it took about five minutes to lift each corpse aboard the chopper .