cyborg

[sahy-bawrg]

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noun

a person whose physiological functioning is aided by or dependent upon a mechanical or electronic device.

Origin of cyborg

1960–65; cyb(ernetic) org(anism)

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Related Words for cyborg

cyborg, automation, clone, drone, android

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Contemporary Examples of cyborg

Cool, yes, though not quite as cool as the cyborg cockroaches you can control from your smartphone.
Meet Our Animal Robot Overlords
James Joiner
December 26, 2014
He is, you sense, trying not to misbehave, while remaining human and not becoming a Royal cyborg.
Prince Harry Should Be King: The Royal Family’s Ace Card
Tim Teeman
June 27, 2014
Are Conrad Stern, Cyborg Barry, Nikolai Jakov, and Brett all gone for good?
‘Archer’ Creator Adam Reed on the Big Twist and the End of ‘Vice’
Marlow Stern
April 22, 2014
Watching Romney, by contrast, prompts flashbacks to Al the Cyborg Gore.
Mitt Romney: The GOP’s Own John Kerry, or Is He More an Al Gore?
Michelle Cottle
January 14, 2012

Historical Examples of cyborg

Death was used to drawing stares, even before he became a cyborg with a beautiful woman beside him, but this was different.
Makers
Cory Doctorow

British Dictionary definitions for cyborg

cyborg

noun

(in science fiction) a living being whose powers are enhanced by computer implants or mechanical body parts

Word Origin for cyborg

C20: from cyb (ernetic) org (anism)

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Word Origin and History for cyborg

1960, a blend of the first elements of cybernetic and organism.