copper
Plural: coppers
Noun
- a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor
- a copper penny
- uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
- a reddish-brown color resembling the color of polished copper
- any of various small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae having coppery wings
- A reddish-brown, malleable, ductile metallic element with high electrical and thermal conductivity, symbol Cu, and atomic number 29.
- The reddish-brown colour / color of copper.
- Any of various specialized items that are made of copper, where the use of copper is either traditional or vital to the function of the item.
- Any of various specialized items that are made of copper, where the use of copper is either traditional or vital to the function of the item.
- A copper coin, typically of a small denomination, such as a penny.
- Any of various specialized items that are made of copper, where the use of copper is either traditional or vital to the function of the item.
- A large pot, often used for heating water or washing clothes over a fire. In Australasia at least, it could also be a fixed installation made of copper, with a fire underneath and its own chimney. Generally made redundant by the advent of the washing machine.
- Any of various lycaenid butterflies with copper-coloured upperwings, especially those of the genera Lycaena and Paralucia.
- A police officer.
Verb
Verb Forms: coppered, coppering, coppers
- To cover or coat something with the metal copper.
- coat with a layer of copper
- To sheathe or coat with copper.
Adj
- Made of copper.
- Having the reddish-brown colour/color of copper.
Examples
- He decided to COPPER his strategy, aiming for defensive plays rather than aggressive ones.
- I explain that socks can’t be boiled up in the copper with the sheets and towels or they shrink.
- Mum would heat the water in a copper in the kitchen and transfer it to the tin bath.
Origin / Etymology
Inherited from Middle English coper, from Old English coper, copor (“copper”), from Late Latin cuprum (“copper”), contraction of Latin aes Cyprium (literally “Cyprian brass”), from Ancient Greek Κύπρος (Kúpros, “Cyprus”). Doublet of kobo. Cognate with Dutch koper (“copper”), German Kupfer (“copper”), Icelandic kopar (“copper”).
Synonyms
atomic number 29, bull, cop, copper color, Cu, fuzz, pig, 5-O, John Law, John Q. Law, Johnny Hopper, Mr Plod, Officer Friendly, Old Bill, PC Plod, alphabet, barney, beatsman, bizzie, blue heeler, blue meanie, bluebottle, bluecoat, bobby, body snatcher, bogey, boy in blue, bullyman, buttons, centenier, charpering omi, chazzer, chestnut, cobbler, constable, copper, coppern, coppery, cozzer, cracker, crowns, crusher, dibble, fed, filth, finest, finger, five-o, flatfoot, flatty, garda, gendarme, glowie, guardian of the peace, harman, harman-beck, jack, jackboot, jake, lawman, mee-maw, monarch, mutton shunter, nuthook, oinker, peeler, piggy, plod, po-po, police, police officer, policeman, policeperson, polis, raw lobster, roller, rozzer, russet, scufter, slop, statie, swine, twelve, tyre biter, unboiled lobster, walloper, wooden-top
Scrabble Score: 12
copper: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordcopper: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
copper: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary