replicant

See also: réplicant

English

Etymology

From Latin replicāns, present participle of replicō. The science fiction sense was coined by David Peoples in the 1982 film Blade Runner.

Adjective

replicant (comparative more replicant, superlative most replicant)

1. replicative

Noun

replicant (plural replicants)

1. (science fiction) A robot or artificial being that is an exact copy of a genuine lifeform, especially a human.
2. (archaic) One who replies.

Catalan

Verb

replicant

1. gerund of replicar

Latin

Verb

replicant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of replicō