-copter

suffix

referring to a vehicle that works with one or more vertical rotors similar to that of a helicopter

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Meanings

suffix
  1. referring to a vehicle that works with one or more vertical rotors similar to that of a helicopter

Origin

The clipped form copter predates it, which raises the question of compounding versus affixing, but regardless, it is now widely reanalyzed as a suffix derived from helicopter.

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Cite this entry
APA

-copter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-copter

MLA

“-copter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-copter. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-copter,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-copter.

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