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droid

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • droid
  • Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Scotland: /dɹɔɪ̯d/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Australian, New-Zealand: /dɹoɪ̯d/
  • India: /ɖɾɔ(ː)jɖ/
  • rhymes with -ɔɪd
  • CMU ARPABET: D R OY1 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, derogatory

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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.