automaton
/aw-TOM-uh-ton/nouna moving machine resembling a human; a person acting mechanically
“Years on the line had turned him into an automaton.”
- Synonyms
- robot, machine, android
- Root
- auto- (self)
- Memory hook
- auto (self) + maton (moving): a self-mover.
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