Etymology

cyberman

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Today it means: A human intertwined with electronic components; often implies the result is more electronic than biological. Full definition →

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The story

Blend of cybernetic + man, analyzable as cyber- + man. Originally a race of extraterrestrial enemies in the long-running British television series Doctor Who, first appearing in the 1966 serial The Tenth Planet.

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