Chopper Meaning
/ˈtʃɒp.ə/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA tool for chopping wood; an axe/ax.
nounA knife for chopping food, especially one with a large oblong blade.
Sentence Examples
Some sicko chopper fucked up a lot of his friends.
A news chopper crashed in Seattle.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The chef used a heavy ____ to cut through the thick bone of the beef rib.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
We saw a police ____ flying over the city during the parade today city.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English chop Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English chopper From chop + -er.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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:
"There's armored cars, and tanks, and Jeeps
And rigs of every size.
Yeah, them chicken coops was full o'bears
And choppers filled the skies."
— 1975, “Convoy”, in C.W. McCall, Chip Davis (lyrics), Black Bear Road, performed by C. W. McCall:
"They lifted Catholics. Civil Rights guys, mostly. Low-level nationalists. Choppered them off to some interrogation centre outside Belfast."
— 2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 288:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The chef used a heavy ____ to cut through the thick bone of the beef rib.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
We saw a police ____ flying over the city during the parade today city.