# chopper

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtʃɒp.ə/ · frequency rank #19,286

## Definitions
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. A type of road motorcycle, especially as used by biker or bikie gangs.
5. Any of various electronic switches used to interrupt one signal under the control of another.
6. A crude tool with an irregular cutting edge formed by removing flakes from one side of a stone.
7. A high-bouncing batted ball.
8. The penis.
9. An assault rifle or carbine, especially a fully-automatic one (e.g. an AK-47).
10. The bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix).
11. A rapper who raps in a fast-paced rhyming style.
12. A kitchen appliance used for chopping various foods, akin to a small food processor.

## Etymology
From chop + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **copper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chopper-vs-copper)
- **Cooper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chopper-vs-cooper)
- **copped** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chopper-vs-copped)
- **choppy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chopper-vs-choppy)
- **copier** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chopper-vs-copier)
- **Cowper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chopper-vs-cowper)
- **cropped** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chopper-vs-cropped)
- **clipper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chopper-vs-clipper)
- **clapper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chopper-vs-clapper)
- **chowder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chopper-vs-chowder)
- **choppers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chopper-vs-choppers)
- **choker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/choker-vs-chopper)
- **chapter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chapter-vs-chopper)
- **cheaper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheaper-vs-chopper)
- **chopped** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chopped-vs-chopper)
- **chipped** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chipped-vs-chopper)
- **chipper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chipper-vs-chopper)

## Common misspellings (9)
`cchopper`, `chhopper`, `chopepr`, `choper`, `chopperr`, `choppre`, `chpoper`, `cohpper`, `hcopper`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/chopper