Englishhacker
Definition
- : one that hacks
- : a person who is inexperienced or unskilled at a particular activity //a tennis hacker
- : an expert at programming and solving problems with a computer
- : a person who illegally gains access to and sometimes tampers with information in a computer system
Examples
- //My friends and I have been playing golf for years, but we're still just a bunch of hackers.
- //the company's security experts spent days trying to figure out how a hacker could have gotten past the firewall
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1hacker
noun
Synonyms & Antonyms
- a person who illegally gains access to a computer system and sometimes tampers with its information //the company's security experts spent days trying to figure out how a hacker could have gotten past the firewallNear Antonyms
- a person who lacks experience and competence in an art or science //weekend golf hackers who are there mainly for the social networkingRelated WordsAntonyms
hacker
Definition
- : one that hacks
- : a person who is inexperienced or unskilled at a particular activity //a tennis hacker
- : an expert at programming and solving problems with a computer
- : a person who illegally gains access to and sometimes tampers with information in a computer system
Examples
- //My friends and I have been playing golf for years, but we're still just a bunch of hackers.
- //the company's security experts spent days trying to figure out how a hacker could have gotten past the firewall
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1hacker
noun
Synonyms & Antonyms
- a person who illegally gains access to a computer system and sometimes tampers with its information //the company's security experts spent days trying to figure out how a hacker could have gotten past the firewallNear Antonyms
- a person who lacks experience and competence in an art or science //weekend golf hackers who are there mainly for the social networkingRelated WordsAntonyms