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
Women's Sports & FitnessExamples of chomper in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Netflix will stream a winner-take-all hot-dog-eating contest on Labor Day between reigning Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest champ Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayashi, the venerable hot dog chomper Chestnut unseated.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 12 June 2024
And half the cast of SNL appears to have gotten the same massive chompers from 30 Rock’s in-house dentist.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 23 May 2024
Keeping our teeth clean has been a pain for thousands of years, with some particularly painful methods historically used to take care of our chompers.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 27 Mar. 2024
Like human teeth, shark chompers contain collagen, a type of protein that includes different elements, such as nitrogen and carbon, that animals get from their food.
—Sarah Sloat, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Feb. 2024
Check all ingredients against any current medications before tossing these in your chomper.
—Katherine Alex Beaven, Travel + Leisure, 23 Jan. 2024
The discovery confirms what researchers have long suspected: Juvenile tyrannosaurs, like this one, sliced through the flesh of small prey with blade-like teeth, while adults, with chompers strong enough to crush bone, targeted giant herbivores.
—Aylin Woodward, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2023
Be prepared to see leering closeups of those misshapen chompers too many times to count.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Dec. 2023
That’s likely more than enough for a full house of ice chompers in a hot climate.
—Lauren Joseph, Bon Appétit, 22 Nov. 2023
Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 12 June 2024
And half the cast of SNL appears to have gotten the same massive chompers from 30 Rock’s in-house dentist.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 23 May 2024
Keeping our teeth clean has been a pain for thousands of years, with some particularly painful methods historically used to take care of our chompers.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 27 Mar. 2024
Like human teeth, shark chompers contain collagen, a type of protein that includes different elements, such as nitrogen and carbon, that animals get from their food.
—Sarah Sloat, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Feb. 2024
Check all ingredients against any current medications before tossing these in your chomper.
—Katherine Alex Beaven, Travel + Leisure, 23 Jan. 2024
The discovery confirms what researchers have long suspected: Juvenile tyrannosaurs, like this one, sliced through the flesh of small prey with blade-like teeth, while adults, with chompers strong enough to crush bone, targeted giant herbivores.
—Aylin Woodward, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2023
Be prepared to see leering closeups of those misshapen chompers too many times to count.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Dec. 2023
That’s likely more than enough for a full house of ice chompers in a hot climate.
—Lauren Joseph, Bon Appétit, 22 Nov. 2023
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“Chomper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chomper. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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