- 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 Seattle Times ● Oct. 13, 2020
“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
And I had gone into the sandalwood box where I kept my savings and taken out twenty coppers and four twenty-cent pieces.
From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz
