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

Prince Harry warned Wednesday at the Clinton Global Initiative that artificial intelligence chatbots designed to provide companionship are even more dangerous to young people than social media. — Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026

The emergence of generative AI and chatbots has made the issue of online addiction even more pressing, as both OpenAI and Google have been sued by plaintiffs alleging their technology caused harm, including suicides. — Jonathan Vanian,ari Levy, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026

There are early indications of some home buyers and sellers experimenting with chatbots for do-it-yourself transactions to save money on fees. — John Kell, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026

And educators are disheartened by the cognitive offloading caused by the chatbots, as students are increasingly turning to AI chatbots to answer questions and do their homework instead of thinking through assignments. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 23 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