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The term was usually directed toward droids, the fleet of robot soldiers that fight against the Jedi Order. Eli Tan, Twin Cities, 1 Sep. 2025 When a journalist asked about that, Translate product manager Matt Sheets pushed back against the idea of relying on your phone as your protocol droid. Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2025 The former droid pilot from the Star Tours attraction spins an alien soundtrack described as Jawa meets New Age meets 1980s pop. Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 21 Aug. 2025 After flying to its destination, the aircraft will hover about 300 feet in the air, while the Zip, a droid, lowers to the ground. Kate Rogers, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for droid

Word History

Etymology

by shortening

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of droid was in 1952

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“Droid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/droid. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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