chatbot

noun

chat·​bot ˈchat-ˌbät 

variants or less commonly chat bot

plural chatbots also chat bots

: a bot (see bot entry 1 sense 3) that is designed to converse with human beings

Chatbots … have been around for years, mostly to answer generic questions over the phone or on a website.

—Dalvin Brown

When AI chatbots use human-like language, people naturally respond to them as thinking, feeling, social beings.

—Mike Elgan

People are offloading all kinds of tasks to chat bots to "save time" and "maximize productivity."

—Jen Zoratti

Examples of chatbot in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Denver Public Schools in Colorado has banned the popular chatbot ChatGPT but authorizes students to use an educational AI platform, MagicSchool, reported 9 News. — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026

Some 27% of Americans use AI chatbots to discuss personal, emotional or social topics, with users under 50 more likely to do so, according to a recent poll from Elon University researchers and The Washington Post. — Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2026

In June, the Pew Research Center reported that nearly a quarter of American adults now use chatbots every day. — Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026

As if a million white collar workers suddenly cried out in terror at once, a great disturbance in the AI force forced down every major AI chatbot service — a brief moment of reprieve from our AI empire overlords. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 3 Sep. 2026

Word History

Etymology

chat entry 1 + bot entry 1

First Known Use

1994, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for chatbot

• acknow
• aglow
• ago
• airglow
• aloe
• altho
• although
• ammo
• backflow
• backhoe
• banjo
• barbeau

Kids Definition

chatbot

noun

chat·​bot ˈchat-ˌbät 

: a bot that is designed to converse with human beings