hacker

hack·er ¹  (hkr)

n. Informal

1. One who is proficient at using or programming a computer; a computer buff.

2. One who uses programming skills to gain illegal access to a computer network or file.

3. One who enthusiastically pursues a game or sport: a weekend tennis hacker.

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[Perhaps from hacker, amateurish or inept golfer or tennis player (possibly from hack), or perhaps from hack, practical joke, clever scheme (from dialectal hack, to embarrass, confuse, play a trick on).]

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hack·er ²  (hkr)

n.

See hackie.

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hacker

Noun

Slang a computer enthusiast, esp. one who through a personal computer breaks into the computer system of a company or government

hacking
hackery n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hacker - someone who plays golf poorly golf player, golfer, linksman - someone who plays the game of golf
	2.	hacker - a programmer who breaks into computer systems in order to steal or change or destroy information as a form of cyber-terrorism cyber-terrorist, cyberpunk act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act - the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear coder, computer programmer, programmer, software engineer - a person who designs and writes and tests computer programs terrorist - a radical who employs terror as a political weapon; usually organizes with other terrorists in small cells; often uses religion as a cover for terrorist activities
	3.	hacker - a programmer for whom computing is its own reward; may enjoy the challenge of breaking into other computers but does no harm; "true hackers subscribe to a code of ethics and look down upon crackers" coder, computer programmer, programmer, software engineer - a person who designs and writes and tests computer programs
	4.	hacker - one who works hard at boring tasks drudge, hack unskilled person - a person who lacks technical training plodder, slogger - someone who works slowly and monotonously for long hours

Translations

hacker [ˈhækəʳ] n (COMPUT) → pirata m informático

hacker [ˈhækəʳ] hack n (Comput) → pirate m (informatique): (= enthusiast); passionné(e) m/f des ordinateurs

hacker [ˈhækəʳ] hack n (Comput) → Hacker m

hacker [ˈhækəʳ] n (COMPUT) → pirata m informatico