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chomper en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈtʃɒmpə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈt͡ʃɑmpɚ/ (General-American)

Etymology

From chomp + -er.

Meanings

1. (rare) One who, or that which, chomps.
   • Hollier was a chomper, his jaws working up and down like pistons, and without seeming to be greedy he ate a great deal. 1983, Robertson Davies, The rebel angels:
   • I am a chomper of teeth and a displayer of feelings. 1993, Esther D Rothblum, Kathleen A Brehony, Boston marriages: romantic but asexual relationships among contemporary lesbians:
2. (informal) A tooth.
   • I wanted an ancient shark tooth, a chomper that last saw use by a predator perhaps 25 million years ago. 2003, Curtis J Badger, Virginia's wild side: fifty outdoor adventures from the mountains to the ocean:

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