chopper
noun/ˈtʃɑpər/
Frequency rank: #9,428 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
an informal word for a helicopter.
Example sentence
The rescue team arrived by chopper to airlift the injured climber off the mountain.
Synonyms & related words
- helicopter
- copter
- helo
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