1. chopper(n = noun.act) chop - a grounder that bounces high in the air;
is a kind of ground ball, groundball, grounder, hopper
Derived form verb chop4
2. chopper(n = noun.body) pearly - informal terms for a human `tooth';
is a kind of tooth
Derived forms verb chop5, verb chop1
3. chopper(n = noun.artifact) eggbeater, helicopter, whirlybird - an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades;
is a kind of heavier-than-air craft
has parts: blade, vane, landing skid, rotor
has particulars: cargo helicopter, shuttle helicopter, single-rotor helicopter, skyhook
4. chopper(n = noun.artifact) cleaver, meat cleaver - a butcher's knife having a large square blade;
is a kind of knife
Derived forms verb chop5, verb chop1
One who, or that which, chops. [1913 Webster]
chopper, n.
1 a Brit. a short axe with a large blade. b a butcher's cleaver.
2 colloq. a helicopter.
3 a device for regularly interrupting an electric current or light-beam.
4 colloq. a type of bicycle or motor cycle with high handlebars.
5 (in pl.) Brit. sl. teeth.
6 US sl. a machine-gun.