chopper
noun · verb
Simple meaning
A type of road motorcycle.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
chahperSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈtʃɑpɚ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A knife for chopping food, especially one with a large oblong blade.
A butcher's knife having a large square blade
informal
A type of road motorcycle, especially as used by biker or bikie gangs.
informal
A helicopter.
A rapper who raps in a fast-paced rhyming style.
canadaus
The bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix).
verb
informal
To travel or transport by helicopter.
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This meaning: A knife for chopping food, especially one with a large oblong blade.
Used this way, chopper is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Nearby words
- meat cleaver , rarer, so it draws attention
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- “The batter hit a high chopper that the third baseman had trouble fielding.”noun
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