chopper

(chŏp'ər)
n.

1. One that chops: a vegetable chopper.
2. Archaeology. A crudely flaked core tool, especially one of the early Paleolithic Period.
3. A device that interrupts an electric current or a beam of radiation.
4. Informal. A helicopter.
5. choppers Slang. Teeth, especially a set of false teeth.
6. Informal. A motorcycle, especially one that is customized.

intr. & tr.v., -pered, -per·ing, -pers.
Informal. To travel by helicopter or transport (someone or something) by helicopter.

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(chopping tool) [Ar]

A stone tool with a working edge formed by flakes removed from two directions. Mainly confined to Lower Palaeolithic industries, but also found in later periods. Chopping tools in the form of bifacial core tools with a sinuous, transverse edge caused by alternate flaking are characteristic of Asian Palaeolithic industries of the mid Pleistocene.

Helicopter.

A colloquial term for helicopter.

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noun
noun, US

1: A machine-gun or -gunner. (1929 —) .
I. Fleming There was a mixture of single shots and bursts from the chopper (1962).

2: pl. orig US Teeth, esp. (a set of) false teeth. (1940 —) .
Sun A set of false choppers were once found in the grounds of Buckingham Palace, after a Royal Garden Party (1965).

3: orig US A helicopter. (1951 —) .

4: orig US A motor-cycle, esp. one with high handlebars. (1965 —) .
Economist An Evel Knievel doll on the notorious chopper motor bike (1977).

5: A penis. (1973 —) .

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1. a device for chopping tissue e.g. the McIlwain chopper.
2. (in optics) a device for interrupting a light beam in a regular manner. For example, in a spectrophotometer it consists of a rotating wheel with alternate silvered and cut-out sectors that is placed in the light beam to allow the light to pass alternately through the sample and the reference cells, the photocell thereby generating an alternating current.

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For a list of words related to chopper, see:

• Types of Aircraft - chopper: Informal. helicopter
• Cycles - chopper: Slang. motorcycle
• Baseball - chopper: a hit ball that take high bounces

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - hugger, automatisk afbryder, økse, helikopter, tænder

Nederlands (Dutch)
bijl, hakmes, stroomonderbreker, helikopter, machinegeweer, (motor)fiets met hoog stuur, (mv) tanden, iemand die hakt

Français (French)
n. - couperet, hache, hachoir, fendeur, hélicoptère, (Élec) interrupteur périodique, vélo-cross, moto

Deutsch (German)
n. - Hackmesser, Hubschrauber

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πελεκητής, ξυλοσχίστης, μπαλντάς, τσεκούρι με κοντό στυλιάρι, (καθομ.) ελικόπτερο, μοτοσικλέτα με μεγάλο τιμόνι (κν. τσόπερ), διάταξη διαλείπουσας ρευματοδοσίας, (πληθ.) (καθομ.) δόντια, μασητήρες

Italiano (Italian)
machete, elicottero

Português (Portuguese)
n. - cortador (m), cutelo (m), helicóptero (m) (gír.)

Русский (Russian)
нож, вертолет

Español (Spanish)
n. - hacha, cuchilla, helicóptero

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - huggare, köttyxa, hackare (elektr.), helikopter (vard.), chopper (motorcykel), slags cykel

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
切物之人, 切肉大刀, 斧头

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 切物之人, 切肉大刀, 斧頭

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 자르는 사람(물건), 도끼, 헬리콥터

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 切るもの, 肉切り包丁, ヘリコプター, チョッパー

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) فأس, أو ساطور, طائرة مروحيه, هليكوبتر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מקצץ, קופיץ, הליקופטר, מכשיר להפרעה סדירה לזרם חשמלי או לקרן אור‬

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