droid

Examples

• All

• "All right, Artoo, I'm awake," he reassured the droid as he worked his way back toward consciousness.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Well, trust a droid to get to the bottom of things.

  The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978)

• You got the battle Droid with a vehicle.

• "No use in sitting here," he said to the droid, who looked up from the screens he was monitoring.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Since he had not given Hercules an order, the droid turned back to the screens.

  Fiction book (1991)

• These are not the droids you are looking for.

  The Night Is Young (2018)

• "Thanks," Luke told the droid, and keyed in the landing cycle.

  Fiction book (1991)

• I collect different types of Star Wars droids around my house.

  Smosh Pit

• "We will continue to monitor," the big droid added as if Conek could take comfort from their attention.

  Fiction book (1991)

• The movie featured a droid that could solve complex equations in seconds.

Synonyms

R

robot

vsdroid

454 2.6

A machine that people can program to do jobs automatically

is the sci fi version seen in stories and movies rather than a technical machine

A

android

vsdroid

57 6.8

A machine that looks and acts like a human

is the sci fi mechanical being in stories not specifically humanlike

C

Cylon

vsdroid

48 9.9

A robot character from the Battlestar Galactica TV series

is the general sci fi machine term, not tied to a single franchise

R

robo

vsdroid

• Informal

26 7.6

A machine that can move and do tasks on its own

is the standard sci fi word used in stories and movies rather than slang

S

synth

vsdroid

11 9.4

A machine made to look and act like a human

is the broader sci fi machine label, not focused on being humanlike

R

replicant

vsdroid

8 9.1

A robot that looks and acts like a real person

is the general sci fi machine term rather than an exact human copy

Z

Zord

vsdroid

• US

1 9.9

A large imaginary robot like an animal or vehicle that fights in TV shows and appears as a toy

is the general sci fi machine term, not limited to large combat types

Surface Forms

Etymology