chopper en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈt͡ʃɑ.pɚ/ (General-American)
- (US) audio
- /ˈtʃɔp.ə/ (Australia)
- /ˈtʃɒp.ə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree English chop Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English chopper From chop + -er.
Meanings
- Something that chops ▸ A tool for chopping wood; an axe/ax.
- Something that chops ▸ A knife for chopping food, especially one with a large oblong blade.
- Something that chops ▸ A kitchen appliance used for chopping various foods, akin to a small food processor.
- Something that chops ▸ A crude tool with an irregular cutting edge formed by removing flakes from one side of a stone.
- A thick mitten, usually with yellow leather on the outside.
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(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.
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(slang) 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.
2019 March 1, Rico Nasty, “Tia Tamera”, in Maria-Cecilia Simone Kelly (lyrics), Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini (music), Amala (FLAC), performed by Rico Nasty, Los Angeles: Kemosabe Records, published 2019:
- (Canada, US) The bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix).
- A rapper who raps in a fast-paced rhyming style.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| choppers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Choppergate · copper chopper · logic-chopper · headchopper · helichopper · woodchopper · catch the last chopper out of 'Nam · wood chopper · meat-chopper · footchopper · photochopper · chopper coupling · chopper squad · foot chopper · logic chopper
Hypernyms
bike · conveyance · motorcycle · vehicle
Synonyms
penis (slang: penis)
Translations (28)
fi kirves (archaeology: crude tool with an irregular cutting edge) · ru сека́ч (knife for chopping food) · bg чопър (type of motorcycle) · ota ساطور (knife for chopping food) · es tajador (knife for chopping food) · mk са́тар (knife for chopping food) · sk sekáčik (knife for chopping food) · fr zob (slang: penis) · fr hacheur (electronics: type of electronic switch) · ru реза́к (knife for chopping food) · pl tasak (knife for chopping food) · de Hackbeil (knife for chopping food) · de Schwanz (slang: penis) · bg чопър (kitchen appliance similar to a food processor) · fi chopperi (type of motorcycle) · fr galet aménagé (archaeology: crude tool with an irregular cutting edge) · tl panghapak (knife for chopping food) · es chóper (type of motorcycle) · fi aksu (AK-47) (slang: assault rifle, especially a fully-automatic one) · grc κοπίς (knife for chopping food) · fi slaba (slang: penis) · fr hachoir (knife for chopping food) · bg сатър (knife for chopping food) · fi hakkuri (electronics: type of electronic switch) · fi rynkky (slang: assault rifle, especially a fully-automatic one) · fi paloitteluveitsi (knife for chopping food) · de Chopper (archaeology: crude tool with an irregular cutting edge) · ko 찍개 (archaeology: crude tool with an irregular cutting edge)