coppers
USKOP-erz/ˈkɑ.pɚz/SayKOP-uhzUK/ˈkɒp.əz/AUS/ˈkɔp.əz/
- 1Plural of copper.
He counted out a few coppers to pay for the newspaper.
A pile of forgotten coppers sat at the bottom of the drawer.
Note
A regular -s plural that only reaches the countable meanings of copper. The metal itself is a mass noun, so a roof is made of copper, not coppers. The plural names small coins such as pennies, which is now a dated use. It can also mean the large washing pots once heated over a fire in the UK and Australia, or lycaenid butterflies with copper-colored wings.
coppers is a form of copper
copper, noun: A reddish-brown, easily shaped metal that conducts heat and electricity well, with the chemical symbol Cu. Full entry
- Forms
- coppercoppers plural
- Spelling
- copper → coppers: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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