automaton
1. someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way - only an automaton wouldn't have noticed • Syn: zombi, zombie • Derivationally related forms: automatic, automatize, automatise • Hypernyms: anomaly, unusual person 2. a mechanism that can move automatically • Syn: robot, golem • Derivationally related forms: automatic, automatize • Hypernyms: mechanism • Hyponyms: android, humanoid, mechanical man
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