hacker
[ hak-er ]
/ ˈhæk ər /
noun
a person or thing that hacks.
Slang. a person who engages in an activity without talent or skill: weekend hackers on the golf course.
Digital Technology.
- a person who has a high level of skill in computer technology or programming; a computer expert or enthusiast: My brother is a real hacker—he fixed my laptop in no time.
- a person who circumvents security and breaks into a network, computer, file, etc., usually with malicious intent: A hacker got into my computer remotely and wiped my hard drive! The company has hired hackers to test system security.
Words nearby hacker
hackamore, hackathon, hackberry, hackbut, hackensack, hacker, hackery, hackette, hackie, hacking, hacking jacket
Definition for hacker (2 of 2)
Origin of hack
2First recorded in 1680–90; short for hackney
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British Dictionary definitions for hacker (1 of 4)
hacker
/ (ˈhækə) /
noun
a person that hacks
slang a computer fanatic, esp one who through a personal computer breaks into the computer system of a company, government, etc
British Dictionary definitions for hacker (2 of 4)
hack1
/ (hæk) /
verb
noun
See also hack off
Word Origin for hack
Old English haccian; related to Old Frisian hackia, Middle High German hacken
British Dictionary definitions for hacker (3 of 4)
hack2
/ (hæk) /
noun
verb
adjective
(prenominal) banal, mediocre, or unoriginalhack writing
Word Origin for hack
C17: short for hackney
British Dictionary definitions for hacker (4 of 4)
hack3
/ (hæk) /
noun
a rack used for fodder for livestock
a board on which meat is placed for a hawk
a pile or row of unfired bricks stacked to dry
verb (tr)
to place (fodder) in a hack
to place (bricks) in a hack
Word Origin for hack
C16: variant of hatch ²
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