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copper

 
 
/ˈkɒpər/ noun

Translation

METAL [U] a soft, red-brown metal, used in electrical equipment and to make coins, etc (symbol Cu)
bakır
copper wire141
MONEY [C] UK a brown coin with a low value
bozuk para, madeni para
1405
POLICE [C] UK informal a police officer
polis
2382
(Definition of copper noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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