- present tense form of copper (3rd person singular).
coppers
Example Sentences
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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
Its conclusion, following a public consultation, was that the £50 note and coppers should all remain, and that the mix of notes and coins in circulation should be unchanged "for years to come".
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2019
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 gave it to her and she unwrapped it and put the third bun in and wrapped it and took up the coins and found two coppers in her apron and gave them to me.
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
