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robot by Will Stopha

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2010 Feb 5

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noun, a person who works or behaves like a machine; automaton

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robot by Collins

  1. 1) noun, any automated machine programmed to perform specific mechanical functions in the manner of a man
  2. 2) noun, not controlled by man; automatic
  3. 3) noun, a person who works or behaves like a machine; automaton
  4. 4) noun, a set of traffic lights

Etymology

C20: (used in R.U.R., a play by Karel Čapek) from Czech robota work; related to Old Slavonic rabota servitude, German Arbeit work

Will Stopha

 

Poet & Teacher from London, UK

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Synonyms

machine, automaton, android

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