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Noun
/ˈCHäpər/,
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choppers, plural;
  1. A person, tool, or machine that chops

  2. A butcher's cleaver

  3. A device for regularly interrupting an electric current or a beam of light or particles

  4. Teeth

  5. A helicopter

  6. A motorcycle, esp. one with high handlebars and the front-wheel fork extended forward

  7. A batted ball that makes a high bounce after hitting the ground in fair territory
    • - Bell followed with a high chopper to the third baseman
  1. (chopper) chop: a grounder that bounces high in the air
  2. (chopper) informal terms for a human `tooth'
  3. (chopper) helicopter: an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades
  4. (chopper) cleaver: a butcher's knife having a large square blade
  5. A chopper is a type of motorcycle that was either modified from an original motorcycle design ("chopped") or built from scratch to have an authentic appearance. The main features of a chopper that make it stand out are its longer frame design accompanied by a stretch front end (or rake). ...
  6. The Choppers is a 1961 American film directed by Leigh Jason.
  7. (Chopper (archaeology)) Archaeologists define a chopper as a pebble tool with an irregular cutting edge formed through the removal of flakes from one side of a stone.
  8. (Chopper (electronics)) A chopper circuit is used to refer to numerous types of electronic switching devices and circuits. The term has become somewhat ill-defined, and as a result is much less used nowadays than it was perhaps 30 or more years ago.
  9. (Chopper (Judge Dredd character)) Chopper (a.k.a. Marlon Shakespeare) is a fictional character in British comics 2000 AD and the Judge Dredd Megazine. ...
  10. (Chopper (movie)) Chopper is a 2000 Australian film, written and directed by New Zealand film-maker Andrew Dominik and based on the semi-autobiographical books by Mark Brandon "Chopper" Read. ...
  11. (chopper) A tool for chopping wood; an axe/ax; A knife for chopping food; A helicopter; The penis; A type of road motorcycle, especially as used by biker / bikie gangs; To travel or transport by helicopter
  12. (Chopper) British Rail Class 20 diesel-electric locomotive^[15]
  13. (Chopper) A style of play where use of the chop is the primary stroke.
  14. (Chopper) 1960's and 70's era custom bikes. Noted for extended and raked forks, tweaking done to the suspension and the introduction of thinner Japanese wheels for the front end.
  15. (Chopper) A companion is choppery when he is surly and unapproachable and therefore looks hatchet. faced: hence having a chopper on.
  16. (Chopper) A cruiser style bike that has a lot of the pieces of the bike chopped off.
  17. (Chopper) A motorcycle that has an extended front end with a greater angle than standard bikes. The term originates from the fact that early riders would cut away, or chop, unnecessary portions of the bike and frame to reduce weight. ...
  18. (Chopper) A motorcycle where the non-essential parts have been removed. Ofter applies to a custom-built motorcycle that may have a rigid frame, extended forks a stretched appearance and often no suspension.
  19. (Chopper) A motorcycle with all unnecessary e front brake and equipment stripped or cut off. Only bare essentials are left on the bike. Usually the front brake and fender are removed, the wheel fork is extended forward and the handlebars set high.
  20. (Chopper) A radically customized motorcycle normally altered for functionality and agility
  21. (Chopper) A style of motorcycle that appears deceptively light, has a greater angle on the front end than usually seen, and radical styling. The word originates from the post WW2 era when former GIs were looking for performance gains and there was no aftermarket back then. ...
  22. (Chopper) Another term for backfatter.
  23. (Chopper) Class 20 locomotive, either from the engine sound or because the single cab design gives a "one end bigger than the other" appearance bearing passing similarity with the Chopper bicycle design.
  24. (Chopper) Pan troglodytes or common chimpanzee; belongs to the family Pongidae, superfamily Hominoidea.
  25. (Chopper) a large cylindrical drum (which may be partially filled with water) with cutting blades mounted parallel to its axis. A tractor or skidder pulls it across a logging site to break up slash and crush shrubby vegetation.