Dalek
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Dalek
C20: from a children's television series, Dr Who
Example Sentences
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He is shouting over the hum of the pill presser, a machine that resembles a Dalek, which pops out dozens of small, white magnesium tablets a second.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2025
From one corner of the room, a full-size replica Dalek watched over the scene.
From New York Times ● May 14, 2024
After breaking the Dalek, the Doctor hands a plunger from his Tardis which marks the "origins of the iconic Dalek arm", the Doctor Who official Twitter page said.
From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2023
Soon enough their loneliness takes a back seat to the much larger threat involving the discovery of yet another insidious Dalek plan.
From Salon ● Jan. 1, 2021
“It looks like a Dalek, but it can’t be a Dalek — unless it’s a Dalek,” the Doctor will say when she encounters one again, again.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 1, 2021
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