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

That is a curiosity when the topic is which chatbot writes a better limerick. — Puneet Gaur, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

The chatbot promises to help users with passports, Medicare and more. — Ian Duncan, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026

The teenage girl setting limits on a chatbot and the library patron learning to switch off AI on their phone are seeking the same thing. — Susan Gouijnstook, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026

Finally, chatbots can help someone work through difficult reading material in a foreign language. — Antonio Perez-Nunez, The Conversation, 30 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