hacker
noun
a person or thing that hacks.
hackers
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pluralof hacker.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Taiwan has previously blamed Chinese hackers for carrying out most of the millions of cyberattacks affecting the island democracy on a daily basis, but did not identify a particular country in this latest incident.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
The FT, citing researchers at Israeli AI company Dream, said hackers had used open-source AI agents to build an autonomous tool to carry out the attack.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
The agencies warned that Iran-affiliated hackers were targeting internet-connected industrial controllers “to cause disruptive effects within the United States.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
Last month’s incidents have renewed questions about who should bear the cost of defending small, underfunded U.S. municipalities from potential attacks from nation-state hackers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
Hideo has indeed hired a few hackers in the past—to help him work out bugs inside Warcross—but they were way more experienced, and probably with no criminal records.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
