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Copper

A reddish-brown metallic chemical element (symbol Cu) with the atomic number 29; also, the metal made up of this element.

Pronunciation: /ˈkɒpə/, /ˈkɑpəɹ/

What “Copper” means

Noun

A reddish-brown metallic chemical element (symbol Cu) with the atomic number 29; also, the metal made up of this element.
The reddish-brown colour of copper (etymology 1, noun sense 1).
The reddish-brown colour of copper (etymology 1, noun sense 1).
Any of various specialized items made of copper (etymology 1, noun sense 1), where the use of the metal is either necessary or traditional to the function of the item.
Any of various specialized items made of copper (etymology 1, noun sense 1), where the use of the metal is either necessary or traditional to the function of the item.

Adj

Made of copper (etymology 1, noun sense 1).
Having the reddish-brown colour of copper.

Verb

To coat or sheathe (something) with copper (etymology 1, noun sense 1).
To give (something) a colour by applying a copper salt.
To give copper coins to (someone); to pay.
In the game of faro: to place a copper coin, or now usually a small disc or token, on (a playing card) to indicate that a player bets against that card.
In the game of faro: to place a copper coin, or now usually a small disc or token, on (a playing card) to indicate that a player bets against that card.

Noun

A police officer, especially one in uniform.
Chiefly preceded by a descriptive word: a private detective or a security guard.
An informer.
An informer.

Where the word comes from

The noun is inherited from Middle English coper, copper (“copper ore; copper metal; bronze”), from Old English coper, copor (“copper”), from Late Latin cuprum (“copper”), a contraction of Latin aes Cyprium (literally “Cyprian brass or copper”), ultimately from Ancient Greek Κῠ́προς (Kŭ́pros, “Cyprus”) (a major source of copper during the Near East’s Bronze Age), from the name of a Northwest Semitic goddess from the root כ־ב־ר/ك ب ر (k b r) (“related to being big, large; great; or old”). Doublet of kobo. The adjective is from an attributive use of the noun. The verb is also derived from the noun. cognates * Dutch koper (“copper”) * German Kupfer (“copper”) * Icelandic kopar (“copper”) Compare typologically Argentina (< Latin argentum, an opposite semantic shift); turquoise (akin to Turk).

The noun is probably derived from cop (“(informal, dated) to arrest or capture (someone)”) + -er (suffix forming agent nouns), although cop is attested slightly later. The verb is derived from the noun.

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