robocop
Americannoun
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a remote-controlled, programmable robot under development for use in law enforcement.
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a police officer who acts in a mechanical, routine manner.
A robocop gave me a speeding ticket on my way to the emergency room!
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a person who tries to control or restrain someone’s bad behavior.
Etymology
Origin of robocop
1985–90; robo- + cop 1; from the 1987 science-fiction movie RoboCop , in which a crime-fighting robot is constructed from the remains of a dead police officer
Example Sentences
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A policeman becomes a robocop; a spurned lover a Dark Cupid.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2016
Damon, back in his wily-prole Jason Bourne identity, gets a nice moment early in the film when he is interrogated by a robocop who can’t take, or understand, Max’s jokes.
From Time • Aug. 8, 2013
"Like robocop," according to the rapper who saw it.
From Newsweek • May 22, 2013
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