cyborg

[ sahy-bawrg ]

noun

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

cyborg

/ ˈsaɪˌbɔːɡ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of cyborg¹

1960–65; cyb(ernetic) org(anism)

Word History and Origins

Origin of cyborg¹

C20: from cyb ( ernetic ) org ( anism )

Example Sentences

A well-trained rat cyborg could reach turning accuracy of nearly 100 percent, the researchers reported.

From Science News

They’ll harness the super-powerful genetic and cyborg technologies that will be developed in coming decades.

From Nautilus

David Vintiner, with his sometimes unsettling photographs of biohackers and body-­augmentation researchers, raises the question of whether cyborg humans are a form of progress or a deviation from it.

From MIT Technology Review

“People are already a cyborg,” he said, referring to a tertiary layer in the form of smartphones.

From TechCrunch

In the lift line, other skiers stared at the cyborg powder bros, and we fielded a lot of questions about what the hell we were wearing.

From Outside Online

Cool, yes, though not quite as cool as the cyborg cockroaches you can control from your smartphone.

From The Daily Beast

He is, you sense, trying not to misbehave, while remaining human and not becoming a Royal cyborg.

From The Daily Beast

Are Conrad Stern, Cyborg Barry, Nikolai Jakov, and Brett all gone for good?

From The Daily Beast

Catapulting “Achy Breaky 2” from weird to disturbingly weird is the insane amount of young, naked cyborg flesh on display.

From The Daily Beast

Catapulting ‘Achy Breaky 2’ from weird to disturbingly weird is the insane amount of young, naked cyborg flesh on display.

From The Daily Beast

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

From Project Gutenberg