chomper
nounUK /ˈtʃɒmpə/ · US /ˈt͡ʃɑmpɚ/
Etymology From chomp + -er.
1
Rare One who, or that which, chomps.
- Hollier was a chomper, his jaws working up and down like pistons, and without seeming to be greedy he ate a great deal.1983, Robertson Davies, The rebel angels:
- I am a chomper of teeth and a displayer of feelings.1993, Esther D Rothblum, Kathleen A Brehony, Boston marriages: romantic but asexual relationships among contemporary lesbians:
2
Informal A tooth.
- I wanted an ancient shark tooth, a chomper that last saw use by a predator perhaps 25 million years ago.2003, Curtis J Badger, Virginia's wild side: fifty outdoor adventures from the mountains to the ocean: