zombie

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As a noun, zombie means a person, usually undead, animated by unnatural forces (such as magic), with no soul or will of his/her own.

Meanings of zombie

15 meanings

voodoohorrorA person, usually undead, animated by unnatural forces (such as magic), with no soul or will of his/her own.
figurativelyAn apathetic or slow-witted person.
figurativelyA human being in a state of extreme mental exhaustion.
“After working for 18 hours on the computer, I was a zombie.”
An information worker who has signed a nondisclosure agreement.
computingA process or task which has terminated but has not been removed from the list of processes, typically because it has an unresponsive parent process.
computingA computer affected by malware which causes it to do whatever the attacker wants it to do without the user's knowledge.
A cocktail of rum and fruit juices.
AustraliaslangMarijuana, or similar drugs.
philosophyA hypothetical being that is indistinguishable from a normal human being except in that it lacks conscious experience, qualia, or sentience.
A dead body that has been brought back to life by a supernatural forceperson
Similar: zombi, living dead
(voodooism) a spirit or supernatural force that reanimates a dead bodyperson
Similar: zombi, zombi spirit, zombie spirit
A god of voodoo cults of African origin worshipped especially in West Indiesperson
Similar: zombi, snake god
Someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic wayperson
“only an automaton wouldn't have noticed”
Similar: automaton, zombi
Several kinds of rum with fruit juice and usually apricot liqueurfood
Similar: zombi

Older and rare meanings (1)

CanadahistoricalderogatoryA conscripted member of the Canadian military during World War II who was assigned to home defence rather than to combat in Europe.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).