Phrase guide

slot machine

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any machine operated by placing money or a token into a slot, especially:

A machine so operated to play games of chance for money, especially those with a lever and three or more rollers used to achieve combinations.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, US

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: one-armed bandit, slot, fruit machine, poker machine, pokie, pokie machine

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Any machine operated by placing money or a token into a slot, especially:

Synonym of vending machine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: vending machine

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Any machine operated by placing money or a token into a slot, especially:

A gas stove that requires the insertion of a coin to operate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a machine that is operated by the insertion of a coin in a slot

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: coin machine

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: machine

Narrower terms: slot, one-armed bandit, vending machine

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

55 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: սլոտ-մեքենա (slot-mekʻena) — any coin-operated machine
  • Catalan: màquina escurabutxaques — any coin-operated machine
  • Chinese Mandarin: 角子機 /角子机 (jiǎozijī) — any coin-operated machine
  • Chinese Mandarin: 老虎機 /老虎机 (lǎohǔjī) — any coin-operated machine
  • Dutch: automaat — any coin-operated machine
  • Finnish: kolikkoautomaatti — any coin-operated machine
  • Finnish: kolikkopeli — any coin-operated machine
  • French: machine à sous — any coin-operated machine
  • German: Münzautomat — any coin-operated machine
  • Greek: κουλοχέρης (koulochéris) — any coin-operated machine
  • Hungarian: játékgép — any coin-operated machine
  • Irish: meaisín sliotáin — any coin-operated machine
  • Japanese: スロットマシン (surotto mashin) — any coin-operated machine
  • Korean: 슬롯머신 (seullonmeosin) — any coin-operated machine
  • Macedonian: слот-ма́шина (slot-mášina) — any coin-operated machine
  • Macedonian: автома́т (avtomát) — any coin-operated machine
  • Polish: automat do gier — any coin-operated machine
  • Russian: слот-маши́на (slot-mašína) — any coin-operated machine
  • Russian: автома́т (avtomát) — any coin-operated machine
  • Armenian: սլոտ-մեքենա (slot-mekʻena) — gambling machine
  • Bulgarian: монетен автомат (moneten avtomat) — gambling machine
  • Catalan: màquina escurabutxaques — gambling machine
  • Chinese Cantonese: 老虎機 /老虎机 (lou5 fu2 gei1) — gambling machine
  • Chinese Mandarin: 遊戲機 /游戏机 (yóuxìjī) — gambling machine
  • Chinese Mandarin: 老虎機 /老虎机 (lǎohǔjī) — gambling machine
  • Dutch: speelautomaat — gambling machine
  • Dutch: fruitautomaat — gambling machine
  • Dutch: gokautomaat — gambling machine
  • Dutch: gokkast — gambling machine
  • Dutch: gokmachine — gambling machine
  • Dutch: jackpot — gambling machine
  • Finnish: peliautomaatti — gambling machine
  • Finnish: hedelmäpeli — gambling machine
  • Finnish: kolikkopeli — gambling machine
  • Finnish: pelilaite — gambling machine
  • French: machine à sous — gambling machine
  • German: Spielautomat — gambling machine
  • Greek: φρουτάκια (froutákia) — gambling machine
  • Hungarian: félkarú rabló — gambling machine
  • Italian: macchinetta mangiasoldi — gambling machine
  • Japanese: スロットマシン (surotto mashin) — gambling machine
  • Korean: 슬롯머신 (seullonmeosin) — gambling machine
  • Macedonian: ко́цкарски автома́т (kóckarski avtomát) — gambling machine
  • Māori: whakatūaho — gambling machine
  • Polish: jednoręki bandyta — gambling machine
  • Portuguese: slot machine — gambling machine
  • Portuguese: caça-níquel — gambling machine
  • Portuguese: caça-níqueis — gambling machine
  • Russian: игрово́й автома́т (igrovój avtomát) — gambling machine
  • Russian: игра́льный автома́т (igrálʹnyj avtomát) — gambling machine
  • Spanish: tragamonedas — gambling machine
  • Spanish: máquina tragamonedas — gambling machine
  • Spanish: tragaperras — gambling machine
  • Swedish: enarmad bandit — gambling machine
  • Turkish: kumar makinesi — gambling machine