cyborg

American  

[sahy-bawrg] / ˈsaɪ bɔrg /

noun

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

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cyborg British  

/ ˈsaɪˌbɔːɡ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of cyborg

1960–65; cyb(ernetic) org(anism)

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Example Sentences

Others joked that he was a "cyborg" or emulating Hollywood actor Top Cruise in Top Gun, the 1986 movie that made wearing aviators a fashion statement.

From BBC

From their ranks, we’ve chosen the 101 L.A.-set movies that best represent this city and its inhabitants: actors, scamps, cops, crooks, singers, strivers, slackers and even cyborgs.

From Los Angeles Times

At Caltech, researchers have turned living jellyfish into low-cost, remotely controlled ocean robots — creating real-life cyborgs for deep-sea exploration and environmental sensing.

From Los Angeles Times

Enter Ceesay’s Morrow, a cyborg with a mechanical arm and other technological augmentations, such as the ability to download a starship’s files into his brain.

From Salon

But Ceesay’s outstanding rendition of a cyborg is more alarming and somehow tragic.

From Salon