- present tense form of copper (3rd person singular).
coppers
Example Sentences
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In it he said: "Look at how many coppers there are in my house... That, ladies and gentlemen, is the country that we live in."
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2023
Mette, who has been with the department for 18 years, told "young coppers" they have a "long way to go."
From Fox News ● Oct. 21, 2021
“You want to say `I know all these coppers, I know all these things?’
From Washington Times ● Oct. 13, 2020
Harriet presses Lord Peter to leave it to the coppers, but her spouse can’t resist a case.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 2, 2017
“I wish it! Who would not wish it? But I cannot pay the fee. Gebu takes the coppers I earn at stonecutting, and I have nothing else.”
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
