droid

noun

ˈdrȯid 

: android

Examples of droid in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Walter, the friendlier, less independent production-model variant of David, also played by Michael Fassbender, is the first of our mid-list trio of droids who keep the jittery, fragile humans around them at ease by being childlike. —Chris Klimek, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025

Selections include more playful designs—such as Star Wars droids, Disney villains, Mister Rogers and Bugs Bunny—and commemorative issues marking the transcontinental railroad and the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863. —Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025

Plus, there are 14 buildable droids and nine mini builds to create Babu Frik's workshop. —Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025

Other Star Wars items at the auction include a stormtrooper helmet from Return of the Jedi, a stunt lightsaber used by Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) in Revenge of the Sith, and an astromech droid from Solo: A Star Wars Story. —Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2025

Word History

Etymology

by shortening

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for droid

• joyed
• stroyed
• toyed
• void
• adenoid
• alkaloid
• amoeboid
• amyloid
• aneroid
• anthropoid
• arachnoid
• asteroid