chomper

3 9.4

A tooth often at the front of the mouth used for biting

noun
/ˈtʃɑːmpər/

Slang

: diente

The dentist complimented him on taking good care of his chompers.
a set of chompers

Examples

You got one hell of a set of chompers.

Fiction book (1993)
Look at those gorgeous chompers.

The Glass Castle (2017)
- Look at the chompers on him.

Chernobyl Diaries (2012)
- What do you think of my chompers?

Inherent Vice (2014)
All right, Demon, let's take a look at your chompers.

Snow Dogs (2002)
One moment I'm cleaning my chompers, and then the next thing you know, I'm down here.

Aliens in the Attic (2009)
Nice chompers.

The Black Dahlia (2006)
She smiled brightly, showing off her perfect chompers.
After getting braces, she couldn't wait to show off her straightened chompers.

Synonyms

tooth

vschomper

Specialized

122 6.6

A small pointed part on a machine or tool that fits with others

is slang for biological chewing structures rather than object parts

chopper

vschomper

Slang

14 8.7

A tooth, often a large or false one

is informal slang for any dental element or set of them

incisor

vschomper

12 3.6

A front tooth used for cutting food

is casual slang for a mouth structure or group of them

canine tooth

vschomper

2 3.3

A pointed tooth next to the front teeth that tears food

is general slang rather than a specific pointed mouth structure

grinder

vschomper

1 2.8

A large back tooth with a wide top that helps chew food

is informal for any mouth structure not only grinding ones

Surface Forms

chomper singular

chompers plural

Morphology

chomper = chomp (semi-transparent) = chomp + er

Formed from 'chomp' + '-er' is clear, but the slang sense 'tooth' is a metonymic shift (instrument/body part) that may confuse learners.

Etymology

Chomper comes from the verb chomp, a word that copies the sound of 'to bite', plus the ending -er that means 'one who does'. Because teeth make the 'chomp' when they bite, chomper became slang for a tooth or for something that bites.