replicant
English
Etymology
From Latin replicāns, present participle of replicō. The science fiction sense was coined by David Peoples in the 1982 film Blade Runner.
Noun
replicant (plural replicants)
- (science fiction) A robot or artificial being that is an exact copy of a genuine lifeform, especially a human.
- (archaic) One who replies.
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