chopperとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源 1

chop +‎ -er

名詞

chopper (複数形 choppers)

1. A tool for chopping wood; an axe/ax.
2. A knife for chopping food, especially one with a large oblong blade.
3. A thick mitten, usually with yellow leather on the outside.
4. (informal) A type of road motorcycle, especially as used by biker/bikie gangs.
5. (electronics) Any of various electronic switches used to interrupt one signal under the control of another.
6. (archaeology) A crude tool with an irregular cutting edge formed by removing flakes from one side of a stone.
7. (baseball) A high-bouncing batted ball.
8. (slang) The penis.
9. (slang) An assault rifle, especially a fully-automatic one (e.g. an AK-47).
10. (Canada, 米国用法) The bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix).

同意語

• (スラング: penis): See Thesaurus:penis.

派生語

語源 2

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.

名詞

chopper (複数形 choppers)

1. (informal) A helicopter.
   • 1975, C.W. McCall and Chip Davis (lyrics), “Convoy”, in Black Bear Road, performed by C. W. McCall:

     There's armored cars, and tanks, and Jeeps
     And rigs of every size.
     Yeah, them chicken coops was full o'bears
     And choppers filled the skies.

同意語

• (helicopter): whirlybird

動詞

chopper (三人称単数 現在形 choppers, 現在分詞 choppering, 過去形および過去分詞形 choppered)

1. (informal) To travel or transport by helicopter.

アナグラム

• prechop