noun
robocop
ROH-boh-kahp
noun
1
A police officer who is part machine, part human — a cyborg cop.
"The comic imagined a future where a wounded officer is rebuilt as a robocop."
"Fans still quote lines from the original robocop movie."
How to Use Robocop
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA cyborg police officer, made famous by the movie of the same name.
Common pairings
a robocop movie
like a robocop
Word Forms
robocops plural
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Etymology
A blend of "robo-" and "cop," popularized by the 1987 film RoboCop.