chopper

Meanings

Noun

• A tool for chopping wood; an axe/ax.
• A knife for chopping food, especially one with a large oblong blade.
• A crude tool with an irregular cutting edge formed by removing flakes from one side of a stone.
• A thick mitten, usually with yellow leather on the outside.
• The penis.
• A type of road motorcycle, especially as used by biker/bikie gangs.
• An assault rifle, especially a fully-automatic one (e.g. an AK-47).
• Any of various electronic switches used to interrupt one signal under the control of another.
• The bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix).
• A helicopter.

Verb

• To travel or transport by helicopter.

Related

Similar words

• whirlybird

Origin

• chop + -er
• From the onomatopoeia for the "chop-chop" sound emitted by the main rotor blades of the Bell 47 'OH-13 Sioux' "Angel of Mercy" helicopter, encountered by troops during the Korean War