plural chompers
1
informal
: one who chomps or chomps on something
a cigar chomper
The zesty crowds at sports events, circuses and saloons are the second largest group of [popcorn] chompers, while moviegoers gobble another 50 million pounds.—
Patricia Linden
Patricia Linden2
informal
: tooth
… have a mouthful of teeth, but each chomper is smaller than a grain of rice.—Peter Rowe
—usually pluralPeter RoweWe all know that vanity can lead to its own clichés—from breast implants and tanning parlors to fake enamel chompers and hair transplants.—Women's Sports & Fitness
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Outfielders are the most frequent chompers, but even players in the much-busier infield will sometimes spit out a shell in the middle of the action, or gnaw on a toothpick.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
Each individual shark has rows upon rows of chompers that fall out and get replaced in conveyor belt-like fashion.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Sep. 2024
The entire animal, meanwhile, could grow to be up to 20 feet long and likely used its chompers to crush the shells of mollusks, turtles and other marine creatures.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Sep. 2024
Of course there was the annual hot dog eating contest on New York’s Coney Island, where a new champion chomper emerged: Patrick Bertoletti of Chicago gobbled down 58 hot dogs to win his first men’s title.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 5 July 2024
They are known for some distinct sets of chompers and are not a far cry from their living ancestors.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 24 July 2024
To go by my own recent experience, there are more chompers than ever, and more people complaining about them.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
Tyrannosaurus tooth marks are as unique as fingerprints – each of those chompers measured up to 30 cm (12 in) long and was serrated like a steak knife.
—New Atlas, 19 July 2024
Mostly large and rounded, these chompers were not meant to slice through their prey, but to grind and crush shelled creatures.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 15 July 2024
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Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
Each individual shark has rows upon rows of chompers that fall out and get replaced in conveyor belt-like fashion.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Sep. 2024
The entire animal, meanwhile, could grow to be up to 20 feet long and likely used its chompers to crush the shells of mollusks, turtles and other marine creatures.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Sep. 2024
Of course there was the annual hot dog eating contest on New York’s Coney Island, where a new champion chomper emerged: Patrick Bertoletti of Chicago gobbled down 58 hot dogs to win his first men’s title.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 5 July 2024
They are known for some distinct sets of chompers and are not a far cry from their living ancestors.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 24 July 2024
To go by my own recent experience, there are more chompers than ever, and more people complaining about them.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
Tyrannosaurus tooth marks are as unique as fingerprints – each of those chompers measured up to 30 cm (12 in) long and was serrated like a steak knife.
—New Atlas, 19 July 2024
Mostly large and rounded, these chompers were not meant to slice through their prey, but to grind and crush shelled creatures.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 15 July 2024
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“Chomper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chomper. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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