Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

robocop

/ˈɹoʊ.boʊˌkɑp/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.82 in modern English

Syllables: robo-cop
IPA: /ˈɹoʊ.boʊˌkɑp/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cyborg police officer.

Example Sentences

"1990, Library and Information Technology Association (U.S.). National Conference, Michael Gorman, Convergence: Proceedings of the Second National Conference... As the World Wars were succeeded by the Korean War, which melded into the Vietnam War, science fiction pictured numerous dystopias controlled by means of ever-watchful computer and robocops."
"Opposite of natural monsters there are technological monsters such as terminators, cyborgs, and robocops—all of which undermine dichotomies between the artificial and the organic, the prosthetic and the natural."
"Robocops, touted by state media as a way of beefing up Shenzhen’s security apparatus, are nowhere to be seen."

Etymology

From robo- + cop, after the film RoboCop (1987).

Word Breakdown

Prefix: robo

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɹoʊ.boʊˌkɑp/

Inflected Forms

robocops (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce robocop?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹoʊ.boʊˌkɑp/.
What does robocop mean?: A cyborg police officer.
Where does robocop come from?: From robo- + cop, after the film RoboCop (1987).

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