cyborg

[ sahy-bawrg ]

/ ˈsaɪ bɔrg /

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noun

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

RELATED WORDS

automation, clone, drone, android

Nearby words

cybersquatting, cyberstalking, cyberterrorism, cyberwar, cyberwarfare, cyborg, cybrid, cyc, cyc., cycad, cycadaceous

Origin of cyborg

1960–65; cyb(ernetic) org(anism)

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Examples from the Web for 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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST

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

/ (ˈsaɪˌbɔːɡ) /

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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