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droid

droid · droids

A robot, especially one made with some physical resemblance to a humanA robot, especially one made with some physical resemblance to a human (an android).

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/dɹɔɪ̯d/

» Leonid won the auction for the droid.

Meaning

2 senses

A robot, especially one made with some physical resemblance to a human (an android).
(US, derogatory)A person having the qualities of an android; one with few or no emotions or little personality, or who acts in an unthinking manner; a robot.

Examples

3 sentences

Leonid won the auction for the droid.
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The droid drank water, which made him malfunction.
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Leonid’s droid tried to be more like a human.
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Origin

Clipping of android (“robot designed to look and act like a human being”). Coined by the A

Clipping of android (“robot designed to look and act like a human being”). Coined by the American science fiction author Mari Wolf (born 1926) in the story “Robots of the World! Arise!” (1952), and popularized by the film Star Wars (later retitled Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope, 1977): see the quotations.

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