Definition of "chopper" []

• One that chops: a vegetable chopper. (noun)
• Archaeology A crudely flaked core tool, especially one of the early Paleolithic Period. (noun)
• A device that interrupts an electric current or a beam of radiation. (noun)
• Informal A helicopter. (noun)
• Slang Teeth, especially a set of false teeth. (noun)

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• "Either way, seconds later the chopper is gone, skimming over the water towards the next village-island."
• "Honda trying to look like a custom chopper, is like Steve Jobs trying be trailer trash."
• "No way was shot down in chopper in 1970, with eye injury."