android
noun
an automaton in the form of a human being.
androids
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pluralof android.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The iPhone might be with us until the end of time, or until we ourselves become androids.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
From the Skywalkers’ fussy protocol droid C-3PO to Hera Syndulla’s cranky astromech Chopper, lovable androids are a “Star Wars” signature.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2025
The filmmaker, whose film stars Will Smith as a detective sceptical of seemingly obedient androids, accused Musk of copying his work in a post on X.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2024
Since Ellen Ripley survived her first xenomorph encounter way back in 1979, Scott has used this to critique our reliance on technology and our assumed dominance over it through his androids.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2024
Other humans, having no knowledge of the presence of androids among them, had to be protected at all costs—even that of losing the quarry.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
