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His behavior would be unconscionable if Iris were an actual woman, but is a bit more ambiguous in a film where some people use droids for target practice. Peter Debruge, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025 They were voiced and operated by humans remotely wearing special suits that translated their movements to the droid. Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2024 The really exciting news: Alan Tudyk joins the cast as the acerbic droid K-2SO. Mike Hale, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025 But the droids did more than walk among the live audience. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for droid

Word History

Etymology

by shortening

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of droid was in 1952

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“Droid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/droid. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.

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