Cyberpunk Definition

sībər-pŭnk
cyberpunks
noun
A type of science fiction typically describing a violent, urban future in which computers and drugs predominate.
Webster's New World

Hacker.

Webster's New World
(countable) A cyberpunk character, a hacker punk, a high-tech low life.
The film The Matrix redefined what a cyberpunk looked like.
Wiktionary
(countable) A writer of cyberpunk fiction.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • cyber-terrorist
  • hacker

Other Word Forms of Cyberpunk

Noun

Singular:
cyberpunk
Plural:
cyberpunks

Origin of Cyberpunk

  • cyber- +‎ punk, coined by Bruce Bethke as the title of a 1983 short story.

    From Wiktionary

Cyberpunk Sentence Examples

  • Cyberpunk Reloaded brings together a varied compilation of articles to satiate the appetite of the most avid fans.

  • The word cyberpunk was coined by writer Bruce Bethke, who wrote a story with that title in 1982.

  • The term cyberpunk was first coined by Bruce Bethke in his short story Cyberpunk published in 1983.

  • There I said that it's refreshing to see something new happening in the cyberpunk genre.

  • Whatever the reason, cyberpunk marked a sea change in American science fiction.

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