copper
[noun]
Synonyms: policeman, bluecoat, cop, flatfoot, fuzz, gumshoe, heat, man, officer, pig

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

cop‧per /ˈkɒpə $ ˈkɑːpər/ noun
[Language: Old English; Origin: coper, from Late Latin cuprum, from Latin (aes) Cyprium 'metal of Cyprus, copper']

1. [uncountable] a soft reddish-brown metal that allows electricity and heat to pass through it easily, and is used to make electrical wires, water pipes etc. It is a chemical element: symbol Cu

2. coppers [plural] British English money of low value made of copper or bronze:
He offered to do the job for a few coppers.

3. [uncountable] a reddish-brown colour:
her copper hair

4. [countable] British English informal a police officer
—coppery adjective:
coppery skin

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

copper
noun
ADJ. molten | beaten | unalloyed | burnished Her hair shone like burnished copper.
VERB + COPPER mine | produce | be alloyed with silver alloyed with copper
COPPER + VERB be alloyed with sth copper alloyed with arsenic
COPPER + NOUN mine | miner | mining, smelting | deposit, ore | alloy, sulphate | coin, ingot, pipe, plate, wire | engraving
PREP. in ~ (= using copper) She works mainly in copper.
PHRASES an alloy of copper and/with sth Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc.

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