droid

[droid]

noun

Informal.

1. android.

Word History and Origins

Origin of droid¹

By shortening

Example Sentences

I spent a day with Neo at 1X’s headquarters, testing what it’s like to have a droid do our dirty work.

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

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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.

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

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

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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