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chopper definition

chop·per (c̸häp′ər)

noun

  1. a person who chops
  2. a tool or machine for chopping, as an ax or cleaver
  3. Slang a set of teeth, esp. false teeth
  4. ☆ Informal a helicopter
  5. Informal a motorcycle
  6. Electronics a device for interrupting a current, light beam, etc. at regular intervals to make amplification easier, create a pulsating effect, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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