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Hacker   /hˈækər/   Listen
Hacker

noun
1.
Someone who plays golf poorly.
2.
A programmer who breaks into computer systems in order to steal or change or destroy information as a form of cyber-terrorism.  Synonyms: cyber-terrorist, cyberpunk.
3.
A programmer for whom computing is its own reward; may enjoy the challenge of breaking into other computers but does no harm.
4.
One who works hard at boring tasks.  Synonyms: drudge, hack.






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"Hacker" Quotes from Famous Books



... being expected that Colonel Hacker and Axtell should die, I went to Newgate, but found they were reprieved till to-morrow. [Col. Francis Hacker commanded the guards at the King's execution. Axtell had guarded ...
— The Diary of Samuel Pepys • Samuel Pepys



Words linked to "Hacker" :   golf player, coder, slogger, unskilled person, golfer, terrorist, plodder, terrorism, drudge, linksman, computer programmer, act of terrorism, terrorist act, software engineer, programmer



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