chompern.

Brit.

/ˈtʃɒmpə/, U.S.

/ˈtʃɔmpər/,

/ˈtʃɑmpər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: chomp v., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < chomp v. + -er suffix¹. Compare earlier champer n.¹

1. A person who, or an animal or thing which, bites, chews, crushes, or eats something, esp. vigorously or greedily. Cf. champer n.¹Frequently with distinguishing word specifying the thing chewed, eaten, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > processes or manners of eating > [noun] > chewing > chewer

champer1599

chawer1611

chewer1612

masticator1694

chomper1852

1852 A. Somerville Whistler at Plough 304 Bennett's seed machine, corn screen, barley chomper, chaff box and knife, [etc.].

1961 Chicago Daily Defender 3 May 14/5 She found pregnant women who ate soap, toothpaste,..and chalk... But the coal chomper was the prize of her collection.

1978 Washington Post 28 July (Weekend section) 1/2 Is he a nibbler or a chomper? Should one trust a person who circles a cone warily from the side, rather than plunging in?

2018 Canberra Times (Nexis) 26 Aug. 13 Moister climates than ours have one of the great magnolia chompers, snails.

2. colloquial. In plural: a set of teeth, or false teeth. Occasionally in singular: a tooth.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > digestive or excretive organs > digestive organs > mouth > tooth or teeth > [noun]

teetha900

munpinsc1475

gams1508

peg1598

tusk1632

masticator1681

headrail1767

ivory1783

tombstone1809

dominos1828

dental1837

toothy-peg1840

fang1841

cruncher1859

chomper1884

teg1886

Hampstead Heath1887

pearly1914

gnasher1919

tat1919

pearly whites1935

chopper1937

1884 Times (Philadelphia) 17 Aug. 7/5 If a person bites in the neck of a live rattler..his teeth'll be sound till he dies... I bit deep inter a live rattler when I was ten or 'leven, an' look at my chompers now.

1951 J. A. Michener Return to Paradise 326 The surf is so rough that many dentures are knocked loose... Bums have been..trying the chompers for size, and walking off with a set that fits.

1995 St. Louis (Missouri) Post-Dispatch (Nexis) 15 Oct. 5 e The West Coast Tooth Fairy pays an average of $5.02 per tooth, compared with $2.25 per chomper on the East Coast.

2016 D. Kelly Against the Paw ii. 4 The woman knelt down to..look at her teeth, lifting the dog's black jowls for a closer peek at her chompers.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	chomper
释义	chompern. Brit. /ˈtʃɒmpə/, U.S. /ˈtʃɔmpər/, /ˈtʃɑmpər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: chomp v., -er suffix¹. Etymology: < chomp v. + -er suffix¹. Compare earlier champer n.¹ 1. A person who, or an animal or thing which, bites, chews, crushes, or eats something, esp. vigorously or greedily. Cf. champer n.¹Frequently with distinguishing word specifying the thing chewed, eaten, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > processes or manners of eating > [noun] > chewing > chewer champer1599 chawer1611 chewer1612 masticator1694 chomper1852 1852 A. Somerville Whistler at Plough 304 Bennett's seed machine, corn screen, barley chomper, chaff box and knife, [etc.]. 1961 Chicago Daily Defender 3 May 14/5 She found pregnant women who ate soap, toothpaste,..and chalk... But the coal chomper was the prize of her collection. 1978 Washington Post 28 July (Weekend section) 1/2 Is he a nibbler or a chomper? Should one trust a person who circles a cone warily from the side, rather than plunging in? 2018 Canberra Times (Nexis) 26 Aug. 13 Moister climates than ours have one of the great magnolia chompers, snails. 2. colloquial. In plural: a set of teeth, or false teeth. Occasionally in singular: a tooth. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > digestive or excretive organs > digestive organs > mouth > tooth or teeth > [noun] teetha900 munpinsc1475 gams1508 peg1598 tusk1632 masticator1681 headrail1767 ivory1783 tombstone1809 dominos1828 dental1837 toothy-peg1840 fang1841 cruncher1859 chomper1884 teg1886 Hampstead Heath1887 pearly1914 gnasher1919 tat1919 pearly whites1935 chopper1937 1884 Times (Philadelphia) 17 Aug. 7/5 If a person bites in the neck of a live rattler..his teeth'll be sound till he dies... I bit deep inter a live rattler when I was ten or 'leven, an' look at my chompers now. 1951 J. A. Michener Return to Paradise 326 The surf is so rough that many dentures are knocked loose... Bums have been..trying the chompers for size, and walking off with a set that fits. 1995 St. Louis (Missouri) Post-Dispatch (Nexis) 15 Oct. 5 e The West Coast Tooth Fairy pays an average of $5.02 per tooth, compared with $2.25 per chomper on the East Coast. 2016 D. Kelly Against the Paw ii. 4 The woman knelt down to..look at her teeth, lifting the dog's black jowls for a closer peek at her chompers. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1852
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