cyborg

noun

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

Examples of cyborg in a Sentence

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The concept of a cyborg, with a mixed biological and mechanical structure, will extend into the internal operations of our brains. Rick Tumlinson, Space.com, 25 Sep. 2025 Atom, the Boy Genius’s closest business adviser; Dame Sylvia, the doctor who helped create the hybrids; Kirsh, the adult synth who raised them; and Morrow, the Weyland-Yutani cyborg employee who manipulated them. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025 Incensed at being outsmarted, the CEO of Weyland-Yutani (Sandra Yi Sencindive) allows one of her employees, a cyborg with very few scruples named Morrow (Babou Ceesay), to use any means necessary to reacquire the biological specimens. Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025 The video game challenges players to work together as an elite team of soldiers to save Earth by pushing back invading hordes of space bugs, cyborgs and robots. Ben Goggin, NBC news, 12 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cyborg

Word History

Etymology

cybernetic + organism

First Known Use

1960, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 2 Oct. 2025.

Medical Definition

cyborg

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