1 [U] (Symbol Cu) a chemical element. Copper is a soft reddish-brown metal used for making electric wires, pipes and coins:
a copper mine * copper wire / pipes * copper-coloured hair
2 (coppers) [pl.] (BrE) brown coins that do not have much value:
I only paid a few coppers for it.
3 [C] (BrE, informal) a police officer
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