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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
Recent Examples on the Web
Angie Orellana Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2024
Kylie White followed with a chopper up the middle for Joshua to put two on with two out, but Lindemuth fanned Kendyl Lay for the final out.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2024
In 2016, war broke out over the use of private chopper services shuttling festival goers from the airport at Salt Lake City to Park City, blasting wind and noise pollution over the expensive homes of Summit County on their travels.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 17 Apr. 2024
For chopping, a full vegetable can be placed into this chopper.
—Jack Byram, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Apr. 2024
The pilot set the chopper on the tarmac around 5:30 a.m. with at least one of its wheels remaining retracted, according to the sheriff’s office.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2024
Heading back to the choppers, Finger was frustrated.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
The choppers are based at Marathon International Airport and Lower Keys Medical Center on Stock Island in the Lower Keys.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2024
Both raids were captured live by news choppers overhead.
—Rivea Ruff, Essence, 25 Mar. 2024
John Kelly, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023
In a move befitting a goddamn movie star, Pugh will chopper fly in to Venice just in time to gag everyone on the red carpet.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 4 Sep. 2022
Trump walks to chopper, does not make comments: President Trump boarded Marine 1 on the south grounds of the White House Friday evening without stopping to talk to reporters.
—Chronicle Staff, SFChronicle.com, 16 Oct. 2020
Fort Bragg, North Carolina — Master Sergeant Matthew Williams and his team of green berets choppered into a remote Afghan valley in the spring of 2008.
—David Martin, CBS News, 30 Oct. 2019
Something similar is true too of every worker who has ever choppered or trudged or driven into infectious hot zones to fight Zika or SARS or MERS or any other emerging diseases.
—Time, 8 Feb. 2020
Bolton was conspicuous in his absence when Trump and Pompeo choppered up to the demilitarized zone dividing the Koreas.
—Noah Bierman, latimes.com, 1 July 2019
Last June, a 21-year-old woman and an Alaska husky were choppered out from near the Eagle River after the woman became cold and suffered injuries while hiking.
—Matt Tunseth, Anchorage Daily News, 18 June 2019
Trump climbed out, said a few words with Pence, and then retreated to his private helicopter, also bearing his name, and choppered off for the city proper.
—Longreads, 31 Oct. 2017
Noun
On Thursday, students and faculty initially walked silently in the heat while media choppers hovered overhead.
—Angie Orellana Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2024
Kylie White followed with a chopper up the middle for Joshua to put two on with two out, but Lindemuth fanned Kendyl Lay for the final out.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2024
In 2016, war broke out over the use of private chopper services shuttling festival goers from the airport at Salt Lake City to Park City, blasting wind and noise pollution over the expensive homes of Summit County on their travels.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 17 Apr. 2024
For chopping, a full vegetable can be placed into this chopper.
—Jack Byram, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Apr. 2024
The pilot set the chopper on the tarmac around 5:30 a.m. with at least one of its wheels remaining retracted, according to the sheriff’s office.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2024
Heading back to the choppers, Finger was frustrated.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
The choppers are based at Marathon International Airport and Lower Keys Medical Center on Stock Island in the Lower Keys.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2024
Both raids were captured live by news choppers overhead.
—Rivea Ruff, Essence, 25 Mar. 2024
Verb
In the morning, Peggy and another Donut would don their light blue outfits, board a helicopter and chopper to a firebase.
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023
In a move befitting a goddamn movie star, Pugh will chopper fly in to Venice just in time to gag everyone on the red carpet.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 4 Sep. 2022
Trump walks to chopper, does not make comments: President Trump boarded Marine 1 on the south grounds of the White House Friday evening without stopping to talk to reporters.
—Chronicle Staff, SFChronicle.com, 16 Oct. 2020
Fort Bragg, North Carolina — Master Sergeant Matthew Williams and his team of green berets choppered into a remote Afghan valley in the spring of 2008.
—David Martin, CBS News, 30 Oct. 2019
Something similar is true too of every worker who has ever choppered or trudged or driven into infectious hot zones to fight Zika or SARS or MERS or any other emerging diseases.
—Time, 8 Feb. 2020
Bolton was conspicuous in his absence when Trump and Pompeo choppered up to the demilitarized zone dividing the Koreas.
—Noah Bierman, latimes.com, 1 July 2019
Last June, a 21-year-old woman and an Alaska husky were choppered out from near the Eagle River after the woman became cold and suffered injuries while hiking.
—Matt Tunseth, Anchorage Daily News, 18 June 2019
Trump climbed out, said a few words with Pence, and then retreated to his private helicopter, also bearing his name, and choppered off for the city proper.
—Longreads, 31 Oct. 2017
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“Chopper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chopper. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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