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robocop

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈɹoʊ.boʊˌkɑp/
  • CMU ARPABET: R OW1 B OW0 K AA2 P Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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noun

Meaning 1

A cyborg police officer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction

Examples

  • 1990, Library and Information Technology Association (U.S.). National Conference, Michael Gorman, Convergence: Proceedings of the Second National Conference... As the World Wars were succeeded by the Korean War, which melded into the Vietnam War, science fiction pictured numerous dystopias controlled by means of ever-watchful computer and robocops.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From robo- + cop, after the film RoboCop (1987).