droid

Etymology


, (born 1927) in the story “Robots of the World! Arise!” (1952), and popularized by the film Star Wars (later retitled Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope, 1977): see the quotations.

Noun

 * 1)  A robot, especially one made with some physical resemblance to a human (an android).
 * 2)  A person having the qualities of an android; one with few or no emotions or little personality, or who acts in an unthinking manner; a robot.
 * 1)  A person having the qualities of an android; one with few or no emotions or little personality, or who acts in an unthinking manner; a robot.
 * 1)  A person having the qualities of an android; one with few or no emotions or little personality, or who acts in an unthinking manner; a robot.
 * 1)  A person having the qualities of an android; one with few or no emotions or little personality, or who acts in an unthinking manner; a robot.
 * 1)  A person having the qualities of an android; one with few or no emotions or little personality, or who acts in an unthinking manner; a robot.
 * 1)  A person having the qualities of an android; one with few or no emotions or little personality, or who acts in an unthinking manner; a robot.
 * 1)  A person having the qualities of an android; one with few or no emotions or little personality, or who acts in an unthinking manner; a robot.
 * 1)  A person having the qualities of an android; one with few or no emotions or little personality, or who acts in an unthinking manner; a robot.