"Amabot" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Amabots [plural]
Etymology: Blend of Amazon + bot Etymology templates: {{blend|en|Amazon|bot}} Blend of Amazon + bot Head templates: {{en-noun}} Amabot (plural Amabots)
  1. (informal) A particularly dedicated employee of Amazon.com, Inc.. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-Amabot-en-noun-Up91hUiV Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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