chomper

English

Etymology

chomp +‎ -er

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒmpə(ɹ)

Noun

chomper (plural chompers)

1. (rare) One who, or that which, chomps.
   • 1983, Robertson Davies, The rebel angels:

     Hollier was a chomper, his jaws working up and down like pistons, and without seeming to be greedy he ate a great deal.

   • 1993, Esther D Rothblum, Kathleen A Brehony, Boston marriages: romantic but asexual relationships among contemporary lesbians:

     I am a chomper of teeth and a displayer of feelings.

2. (informal) A tooth.
   • 2003, Curtis J Badger, Virginia's wild side: fifty outdoor adventures from the mountains to the ocean:

     I wanted an ancient shark tooth, a chomper that last saw use by a predator perhaps 25 million years ago.