Word forms: plural automatons, plural automata (ɔːtɒmətə)
1. countable noun
If you say that someone is an automaton, you are critical of them because they behave as if they are so tired or bored that they do things without thinking.
[disapproval]
I get sick of being thought of as a political automaton.
2. countable noun
An automaton is a small, mechanical figure that can move automatically.
