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cyberpunk

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A writer who makes science fiction stories about dark futures with high technology and lawless groups

noun
/ˈsaɪbərˌpʌŋk/

Literature

: autor de ciberpunk

The novel features a diverse cast of characters, including a creative and rebellious cyberpunk navigating a high-tech, dystopian world.
cyberpunk author
cyberpunk writer

Examples

SG: The cyberpunk authors in the eighties presented technology much more ambiguously than their New Wave counterparts of the sixties, who tended to be extremely pessimistic.

Fiction book (2002)
Well, the thing that Pete, your viewers will probably be most familiar with from cyberpunk is The Matrix.
GM: I have to admit that I was often regarded as one of the first Japanese cyberpunk writers.

Fiction book (2002)
In discussions about futuristic literature, many people reference cyberpunks as key figures who challenge societal norms through their provocative storytelling.
She dreams of becoming a cyberpunk, writing stories that explore the implications of artificial intelligence on society.

Surface Forms

cyberpunk singular

cyberpunks plural

Morphology

cyberpunk = cyber + punk (transparent) = cyber + punk

The agent noun sense ('a cyberpunk') is directly derived from the compound 'cyber' + 'punk' referring to a person of that subculture or genre.

Etymology

Cyberpunk as a person names a writer who tells stories about high-tech, rough futures. The name joins cyber, meaning 'computers' or 'computer control', and punk, meaning 'rebel' or 'troublemaker', so it fits authors who explore hackers, AI, and life outside the rules.