Synonyms for copper
ˈkɒp ərcop·per

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1. copper, Cu, atomic number 29noun

   a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor

   Synonyms:
   pig, cop, copper color, atomic number 29, bull, fuzz

2. coppernoun

   a copper penny

   Synonyms:
   pig, cop, copper color, atomic number 29, bull, fuzz

3. bull, cop, copper, fuzz, pignoun

   uncomplimentary terms for a policeman

   Synonyms:
   bull's eye, bull, atomic number 29, slovenly person, hog, strapper, shit, copper color, papal bull, crap, dogshit, blur, hair, tomentum, grunter, horseshit, pig, fuzz, bullshit, bruiser, slob, pig bed, sloven, cop, squealer

4. copper, copper colornoun

   a reddish-brown color resembling the color of polished copper

   Synonyms:
   pig, cop, copper color, atomic number 29, bull, fuzz

5. copperverb

   any of various small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae having coppery wings

   Synonyms:
   pig, cop, copper color, atomic number 29, bull, fuzz

6. copperverb

   coat with a layer of copper

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1. • Coat
   • Penny
   • Policeman

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1. coppernoun

   Synonyms:
   cent, ten mills, the 100th part of a dollar

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1. coppernoun

   Synonyms:
   cuprum, cauldron

   Associated words:
   cupreous, cupric, cupriferous, cuprite, cuprous, speiss, chalcopyrite, chalcography, eruginous, verdigris, chalcographer, chalcographist

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1. List of paraphrases for "copper":

   cobre, bronze, cu, tung, brass, causeway

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1. John Meyer:

   Glencore's business is under pressure, not just from the high level of debt but also the manner in which it's structured, the trading arm did offset lower oil prices. It worked less effectively with copper.

2. David Wilson:

   We're actually beginning to get a copper market that is beginning to tighten quite significantly.

3. Jasper Lawler:

   Brent crude above $35 per barrel and copper above $2 per pound should be enough to fend off commodity sector bears into the year end.

4. Wood Mackenzie:

   Large smelting capacity for copper, zinc and lead is located in the target area and will need to either upgrade to meet new emission norms or face production curbs, cost pressure will likely increase. Our analysis on copper smelters shows up to 2.6 million tonnes a year capacity could be affected.

5. Daniel Malchuk:

   At some point in time the copper market will need additional production and probably that is going to happen later in this decade or early in the next decade.