black hat
a villain, as in a cowboy movie; bad guy.
Also called black hat hacker .Computers. a hacker who violates the security of a system without the knowledge or consent of the owner or developer, as for personal profit or for the gratification of causing damage.
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Idioms about black hat
wear / put on a black hat, Informal, to behave villainously.
Origin of black hat
1Other words from black hat
- black-hat, black-hat·ted, adjective
- Compare white hat.
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How to use black hat in a sentence
There is Joan Crawford in a huge black hat, her face, said Horst, “is all make-up, a mask not a face.”
How Horst Captured Dietrich, Rita Hayworth, and Vivien Leigh—and Changed Fashion Photography | Patrick Strudwick | September 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn his latest book, I Wear the black hat, Klosterman admits that he was “hating Coldplay in order to avoid hating myself.”
Why Is It Cool to Hate Coldplay? A First Listen of New Album ‘Ghost Stories’ | Andrew Romano | March 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut Loyau-Kennett simply refused to take the message from the man in the black hat.
The Woman Who Stood Up to the Woolwich Butchers | Christopher Dickey | May 23, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThey called it the “Take off the black hat” campaign and the changes came immediately, Yang claimed.
Hastings is said to have an unofficial “uniform” of his own, which consists of jeans, a gray T-shirt, and a black hat.
The Great Transformation of Rooney Mara Into Lisbeth Salander | Isabel Wilkinson | January 12, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
The girl was dressed in a pearl grey and pink sports coat, with a large black hat, and carried a silver chain handbag.
The Doctor of Pimlico | William Le QueuxWhat dress she wore was black, and on her golden head was an immense black hat covered with feathers.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonA black hat, wide of brim and carefully creased, replaced the nondescript felt affair which Bill usually wore.
Mystery Ranch | Arthur ChapmanJimmy sat bolt upright, his black hat pendant between his knees.
Blazed Trail Stories | Stewart Edward WhiteThey were driven by a tall man, with a long brown beard and a great black hat, which seemed to hide his face from us.
Dracula | Bram Stoker
British Dictionary definitions for black hat
informal
a computer hacker who carries out illegal malicious hacking work
(as modifier): black-hat hackers Compare white hat
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