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In turn, Jod destroyed the Supervisor, shutting down the safety droids and causing a blackout in the city. Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025 The security droids continue to buy Jod's lies about being a Jedi emissary, as lightsabers are a rare thing and, as far as everyone on the planet knows, the Order is still alive and well. Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 15 Jan. 2025 Jod abruptly ended the grilling by driving his lightsaber into the giant droid’s eye, which in turn powered down the security droids all across At Attin. Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 14 Jan. 2025 If Neel didn’t have blue skin and an elephant-like trunk, and if KB didn’t wear a Geordi LaForge-looking cybernetic visor, and if their school wasn’t partially staffed by droids, most of the early scenes could actually take place on contemporary earth. Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 2 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for droid 

Word History

Etymology

by shortening

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 2 Feb. 2025.

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