-copter
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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.
Suffix[edit]
-copter
- referring to a vehicle that works with one or more vertical rotors similar to that of a helicopter
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
- copter
- heli
- heli- (and derivatives therefrom)