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

The broader Great American AI Act seeks one federal baseline, while antitrust and chatbot bills target risk-sharing, labeling and consumer deception. — Paulo Carvão, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Children would only be able to spend an hour in a single conversation with a chatbot platform and two hours total per day. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2026

However, Zapier also goes beyond the above, giving you the ability to create AI agents and chatbots. — Ruben Circelli, PC Magazine, 1 Aug. 2026

Apple makes the phones and computers that billions of people use to access AI chatbots and agents. — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 31 July 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