cyborg

noun

cy·​borg ˈsī-ˌbȯrg How to pronounce cyborg (audio)
: a bionic human

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Makar may be part cyborg, but even the tightest machines can’t hide a busted axle. Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 20 May 2026 The four qualities Ming identified four traits that reliably predicted whether someone became a cyborg or an automator. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 16 May 2026 On the other side of the showroom’s plate-glass window, on Park Avenue, a kid walking by with his family came to a dead halt on the sidewalk, staring with awe at the cyborg inside. IEEE Spectrum, 1 Apr. 2026 This sense of domestic insecurity carries through the remaining two-thirds of the film, which incorporates doubles, cyborgs, and holographic recreations of the film’s female characters. Katie Rife, IndieWire, 18 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cyborg

Word History

Etymology

cybernetic + organism

First Known Use

1960, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cyborg was in 1960

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“Cyborg.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cyborg. Accessed 28 May. 2026.

Medical Definition

cyborg

noun
cy·​borg ˈsī-ˌbȯ(ə)rg How to pronounce cyborg (audio)
: a bionic human
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