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An affectionate nickname sometimes given to a machine, such as a car or robot, playing on the Latin word for "best."
"He calls his old pickup truck "Optimus" as a joke."
How to Use Optimus
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA playful "best of the best" nickname for a machine, borrowed from the Transformers character.
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Optimuses plural
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Etymology
From Latin optimus, "best" — popularized by the character Optimus Prime from the Transformers franchise.