chatbot
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of chatbot
First recorded in 1990–95; chat ( def. ) + bot 1 ( def. )
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Meta has previously said the technology is contributing to boosting its social-media business and it recently unveiled plans to sell consumer subscriptions to its Meta AI chatbot to offset the billions it is spending.
From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026
The line between giving just enough personal information for a better prompt, and dangerous oversharing, can be thin when you’re interacting with a chatbot.
From MarketWatch • Jul. 1, 2026
The juror, who identified herself only as Syrena, told reporters that she uses the chatbot herself and was angered “that they were putting his character down for just being human.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026
It turns out, chatbot passwords deserve a bit more protection than a Netflix login.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026
Sharing a chatbot creates security vulnerabilities and can flatten the user experience by muddling personalization features, OpenAI warns.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
