Topic: POLICE
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| Language: | Old English |
| Origin: | coper, from Late Latin cuprum, from Latin (aes) Cyprium 'metal of Cyprus, copper' |
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cop‧per
1 [uncountable]HCE a soft reddish-brown metal that allows electricity and heat to pass through it easily, and is used to make electrical wires, water pipes etc. It is a chemical element: symbol Cu
2 money of low value made of copper or bronze : 
He offered to do the job for a few coppers.
coppers
[plural] British EnglishPECHe offered to do the job for a few coppers.3 [uncountable]CC a reddish-brown colour : her copper hair
her copper hair4 [countable]SCP British English informal a police officer
—coppery adjective: coppery skin
coppery skin
