chatbot

noun

chat·​bot ˈchat-ˌbät 

plural chatbots

: 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

The challenge is to create a chatbot that can converse coherently and engagingly with humans on popular topics for 20 minutes.

—Marc Saltzman

Examples of chatbot in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Amazon’s shopping chatbot is on pace to contribute $10 billion additional annual sales, CEO Andy Jassy said in the company’s most recent earnings call. —Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 14 Nov. 2025

But critics have raised concerns about mixing chatbots with religion and therapy. —Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 14 Nov. 2025

In September, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the harms of chatbots. —Nicole Russell, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025

Artificial intelligence companies like OpenAI are increasingly integrating mini apps inside their chatbots. —Kif Leswing, CNBC, 13 Nov. 2025

Word History

Etymology

chat entry 1 + bot entry 1

First Known Use

1994, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

chatbot

noun

chat·​bot ˈchat-ˌbät 

: a bot that is designed to converse with human beings