cyborg

noun

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

Examples of cyborg in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Editors’ Picks The realization coincided with a special delivery from Yamaha — an upright Disklavier, a cyborg piano that is wired to play itself from memory or from a laptop’s input that a pianist can simultaneously play. Grayson Haver Currin, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2024 One of those creations is RoboCop (Peter Weller), a law-enforcing cyborg who is programmed with the sole intent of eradicating the city’s crime problem—until memories of his human existence find their way back into his head. Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 6 Mar. 2024 Brolin played Cable in Deadpool 2, which found Ryan Reynolds' Wade Wilson calling together a group of mutant rogues to protect a young boy with mutant powers from the time-traveling cyborg. Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 20 Feb. 2024 There’s demons, cyborgs, exorcists, and not one but two different bears to play. Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2024 Between songs and during costume changes, the screen transformed into a giant moodboard, most notably casting Beyoncé as a chrome cyborg plugging into the infinite, or a laser model being designed inside a computer. Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, Pitchfork, 13 Dec. 2023 Gigan made his debut in Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972), a film that not only had Godzilla face off against the sadistic cyborg lizard, but also King Ghidorah. Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Dec. 2023 Meanwhile, the skin at Dion Lee was near phosphorescent, the silvery sheen something akin to an ethereal angel or a straight-up cyborg. Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2023 Soldier Field - Chicago Bears Soldier Field is a bizarre mix of past and present, like if Laura Ingalls Wilder had married a cyborg. – Andrew Joseph, The Enquirer, 14 Aug. 2023

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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 19 Apr. 2024.

Medical Definition

cyborg

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

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