Transformer
See also: transformer
English
Etymology
From transformer (something that transforms).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /tɹænsˈfɔɹmɚ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /tɹænsˈfɔːmə/, /tɹɑːnsˈfɔːmə/
- Hyphenation: trans‧form‧er
Noun
Transformer (plural Transformers)
- (toys) A toy in the Transformers toyline which has mechanical parts that allow it to be altered in appearance from its original form as a humanoid robot action figure to another form, usually a vehicle, depending on the toy.
- (fiction) One of the characters in the Transformers franchise who is an alien humanoid robot that can mechanically alter its appearance, or "transform", into a vehicle, creature, or (rarely) a tool.
- 2015, Steve Berry, The Patriot Threat: A Novel, p. 304:
- “It's like a Transformer today,” Stamm said. “It appears as one thing, then becomes another.”
- 2014, Barbara Brownie, Transforming Type: New Directions in Kinetic Typography, p. 95:
- A Transformer may be both a robot and a plane, or a robot and a car, but not both simultaneously.
- 2012, Patricia Wettig, F2M, p. 46:
- Halloween? I dressed up as a Transformer. I dressed up as a Power Ranger. I was one of the Chipmunks for God's sake.
- 2015, Steve Berry, The Patriot Threat: A Novel, p. 304:
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