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: one that chops
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: a device that interrupts an electric current or a beam of radiation (such as light) at short regular intervals
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: a high-bouncing batted baseball
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: a customized motorcycle
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: one that has the front wheel forward of the handlebars
Examples of chopper in a Sentence
Noun
The sound of choppers filled the sky.
army choppers evacuated refugees from the war zone
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Katie Woo, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
At the end of the game, Alma climbs onto the evac chopper before everything cuts to black.
—Will Borger, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
Essie Assibu, Variety, 15 July 2025
With one out, however, Ohtani was thrown at the plate trying to score from third on Pages’ chopper up the line — making an aggressive, but proper, read in a game in which the Dodgers had long before conceded that runs would be tough to come by.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
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Noun
Varsho sent a chopper to second base.
—Katie Woo, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
At the end of the game, Alma climbs onto the evac chopper before everything cuts to black.
—Will Borger, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
Producers dine with ministers in Amman, then chopper to canyon vistas before sunset.
—Essie Assibu, Variety, 15 July 2025
With one out, however, Ohtani was thrown at the plate trying to score from third on Pages’ chopper up the line — making an aggressive, but proper, read in a game in which the Dodgers had long before conceded that runs would be tough to come by.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
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“Chopper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chopper. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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