robot
A system of serfdom used in Central Europe, under which a tenant's rent was paid in…A system of serfdom used in Central Europe, under which a tenant's rent was paid in forced labour.
Meaning
9 senses(historical, uncountable)A system of serfdom used in Central Europe, under which a tenant's rent was paid in forced labour.
An intelligent mechanical being designed to look like a human or other creature, and usually made from metal.
Roboter
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A machine built to carry out some complex task or group of tasks by physically moving, especially one which can be programmed.
We have a robot in the house that does the vacuuming.
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A bot, software designed to perform a task.
(figuratively)A person who does not seem to have any emotions or individuality.
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(South Africa)A traffic light (from earlier robot policeman).
A theodolite which follows the movements of a prism and can be used by a one-man crew.
A style of dance popular in disco in which the dancer imitates the stiff movements of a stereotypical android robot.
(Internet)A habitual poster on the /r9k/ board on 4chan; a member of the /r9k/ community.
- a mechanism that can move automatically
Examples
307 sentencesI wish I were a robot.
Хотів би я бути роботом. — deniko
ruЖаль, что я не робот. — marafon
A robot can do more work than a man can.
Робот може виконати більше роботи, ніж людина. — deniko
ruРобот может сделать больше, чем человек. — Hayabusa
deEin Roboter kann mehr Arbeit verrichten als ein Mensch. — Manfredo
An android is a kind of robot.
Андроїд - вид робота. — deniko
ruАндроид - это вид робота. — marafon
He made a robot.
Він створив робота. — deniko
ruОн создал робота. — soweli_Elepanto
Tom made a robot.
Том зробив робота. — deniko
ruТом сделал робота. — odexed
Translations
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Origin
From German Robot, from a West Slavic language, ultimately related to Etymology 2, below.From German Robot, from a West Slavic language, ultimately related to Etymology 2, below.
Borrowed from Czech robot, from robota (“drudgery, servitude”). Coined in the 1920 science-fiction play R.U.R. by Karel Čapek after having been suggested to him by his brother Josef.
Referencing the origin of the name of the 4chan imageboard /r9k/ (created in 2008), so-called because it implements the ROBOT9000 algorithm by Randall Munroe to prevent the reposting of content.
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Forms
plural: robots| Singular | robot |
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uncountable
Synonyms
6 synonymsWord family
55 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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