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

In contrast, a chatbot’s devotion can be dialed back or rebooted with a slider, eliminating heartache and any authentic uncertainty. —Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 Nov. 2025

The company hadn’t yet made a significant dent in the landscape, with many of its potential users relying on popular general purpose chatbots like ChatGPT. —Sage Lazzaro, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2025

Researchers found that short dialogues with chatbots designed to engage with believers of antisemitic conspiracy theories led to measurable changes in what people believe. —Staff, FOXNews.com, 28 Nov. 2025

Chopra platform subscribers pay $10 monthly, which includes chatbot access. —Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 28 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