Dalek
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Dalek
C20: from a children's television series, Dr Who
Example Sentences
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Mark Casto, 67, from Ditchingham, Norfolk - known as Dalek man - recycles everything from Christmas baubles to dustbin lids to create the life-size villains.
From BBC ● May 30, 2025
From one corner of the room, a full-size replica Dalek watched over the scene.
From New York Times ● May 14, 2024
They include a genus of wasp called Dalek, in celebration of the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who.
From BBC ● Dec. 28, 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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