I don't think Tom's real. I think he's a clanker.
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Clanker
//ˈklæŋkəɹ//
Synonyms for "clanker" (51 found)
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Translations
6 translations across 4 languages.
Finnish
1 entries- kolistaja noun (one that clanks)
French
2 entries- boîte de conserve noun (slur for robots)
- tas de ferraille noun (slur for robots)
Indonesian
2 entries- pelentang noun (one that clanks)
- pengelentung noun (one that clanks)
Russian
1 entries- жестя́нка noun (slur for robots)
Sample sentences
15 total sentences available.
Hurt him, hang him, Scrape-trencher, Stare-wearer, Wine-ſpiller, Mettle-clanker, Rogue by generation : Why dost heare Will?
Source: wiktionary
Poor boys have got to study hard. Then they’ll get rich too—they’ll be doctors, and officers, and officials. I want to be a clanker—with a sword at my side and spurs on my boots—clank, clank!
Source: wiktionary
The robots, designed by Kenjiro Okazaki, are cardboard tubes rather than the usual metal clankers.
Source: wiktionary
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