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Chopper
The word "
Chopper
," when used alone, has several possible meanings in the
English language
:
Chopper (motorcycle)
- a
motorcycle
where many parts were removed (chopped) or replaced, esp. a radically customized
Harley-Davidson
as seen in the movie
Easy Rider
The
Raleigh Chopper
was a
bicycle
styled and named after these motorcycles. It was very popular in
Britain
during the
1970s
.
"Chopper" is a slang term for a
Helicopter
, and in some
British English
dialects, for
penis
.
A Chopper is another name for an
axe
, as in the
nursery rhyme
Oranges and Lemons
which contains the line "Here comes a chopper to chop off your head".
chopper (fish)
Mark Brandon "Chopper" Read
Australian criminal and author.
Chopper (movie)
, a 2000 movie about Mark Brandon Read.
Chopper (electronics)
is a switching device used to convert
DC
signals to
AC
, and is usually found in some kinds of measuring equipment , controllers for
electric motors
, etc.
Last updated: 05-13-2005 07:56:04