Antonyms for copper

Grammar : Adj, noun

Spell : kop-er

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɒp ər

Definition of copper

Origin : malleable metallic element, Old English coper, from West Germanic *kupar (cf. Middle Dutch koper, Old Norse koparr, Old High German kupfar), from Late Latin cuprum, contraction of Latin Cyprium (aes) "Cyprian (metal)," after Greek Kyprios "Cyprus" (see Cyprus).
Latin aes originally was "copper," but this was extended to its alloy with tin, bronze, and as this was far more extensively used than pure copper, the word's primary sense shifted to the alloy and a new word evolved for "copper," from the Latin form of the name of the island of Cyprus, where copper was mined. Aes passed into Germanic (which originally did not distinguish copper from its alloys) and became English ore. In Latin, aes was the common word for "cash, coin, debt, wages" in many figurative expressions. Chemical symbol Cu is from cuprum.

As in bronze : adj coppery-brown color
As in brown : adj dark, burnished color
As in auburn : noun reddish-brown color
As in police/police officer : noun person, people hired to uphold the laws
As in red : noun color of blood; shade resembling such a color
As in police : noun lawman
As in small change : noun trifling sum
As in ore : noun metallic mineral
As in change : noun smaller currency in exchange for larger
As in patrolman : noun policeman
As in patrolwoman : noun policeman
As in policeman : noun law enforcement officer
As in policewoman : noun law enforcement officer
As in coin : noun metallic money

Example sentences :

"And copper's up two points to-day," said Percival, cheerfully.
Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

The movements in Copper and Cordage Trust stocks are purely speculative.
Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

Here's copper just closed at 93, after opening strong this morning at 105.
Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

"Why, he copped the copper's kale," Aggie translated, glibly.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

Since then we have greatly diminished the iron and increased the copper.
Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 433, April 19, 1884 » by Various

His face changed from its copper color to a dull, waxy yellow.
Extract from : « Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates » by Howard Pyle

It was simply a copper wire coated with gutta-percha, without any other protection.
Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro

The Father of the Marshalsea had never been offered tribute in copper yet.
Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens

So, he got the copper and the nails and the pot and the rat that could speak, and the Devil vanished.
Extract from : « The Uncommercial Traveller » by Charles Dickens

Master Lukas, who engraves in copper, asked me as his guest.
Extract from : « Albert Durer » by T. Sturge Moore

Synonyms for copper

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