droid

[droid]

noun

Informal.

1. android.

Word History and Origins

Origin of droid¹

By shortening

Example Sentences

If the space roaches don’t kill us, a malfunctioning, ticked-off droid might.

From Salon

For the first season, Lucasfilm tapped Japanese anime studios for nine shorts, which featured a range of stories including those that centered an ex-Sith ronin, a Jedi Padawan turned lead singer of a rock band and even a Force-wielding droid.

From Los Angeles Times

The droid doesn’t have a face, just that George Lucas-designed chrome head that looks like a drawing of a Borzoi from memory.

From Salon

The air around the droid is bullying it with colorful insults: tin skin, sparky, oil slurper, and, the lone jeer that’s canon, clanker.

From Salon

Performing motion capture and voice-over, he was Sonny the emotional android in “I, Robot” and the dry droid K-2SO in both “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” and again in “Andor.”

From Los Angeles Times

When To Use

What else does droid mean?

Droid is short for android, meaning “robot.”The word droid is popularly known for its use as the name for intelligent robots in Star Wars. Some of the franchise’s most famous droids include R2-D2, C-3P0, and BB-8.What are some other words related to droid?WookieeJedistorm trooperBaby Yoda