"Xeroid" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Xeroids [plural]
Etymology: Xerox + -oid Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Xerox|oid}} Xerox + -oid Head templates: {{en-noun}} Xeroid (plural Xeroids)
  1. (informal) An employee of Xerox. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-Xeroid-en-noun-F-WWAvW- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -oid

Inflected forms

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