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chopper

chop·per
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [chop-er]
    • /ˈtʃɒp ər/
    • /ˈtʃɒp.ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [chop-er]
    • /ˈtʃɒp ər/

Definitions of chopper word

  • countable noun chopper A chopper is a helicopter. 3
  • noun chopper a small hand axe 3
  • noun chopper a butcher's cleaver 3
  • noun chopper a person or thing that cuts or chops 3
  • noun chopper a device for periodically interrupting an electric current or beam of radiation to produce a pulsed current or beam 3
  • noun chopper a type of bicycle or motorcycle with very high handlebars and an elongated saddle 3

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Origin of chopper

First appearance:

before 1545
One of the 30% oldest English words
1545-55; 1950-55 for def 5; chop1 + -er1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Chopper

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

chopper popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

chopper usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for chopper

noun chopper

  • molar — Also called molar tooth. a tooth having a broad biting surface adapted for grinding, being one of twelve in humans, with three on each side of the upper and lower jaws.
  • dicer — to cut into small cubes.
  • mincer — to cut or chop into very small pieces.
  • axe — An axe is a tool used for cutting wood. It consists of a heavy metal blade which is sharp at one edge and attached by its other edge to the end of a long handle.

Top questions with chopper

  • who owns price chopper?
  • what is a chopper?
  • how to build a chopper?
  • what happened to american chopper?

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