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hackette

British  
/ ˌhæˈkɛt /

noun

  1. informal a female journalist

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of hackette

C20: from hack ² (sense 6) + -ette

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Those teenage girls are presenter Samira Ahmed, campaigner Shami Chakrabarti, sociologist Rupa Huq and the infallibly value-for-money hackette Shyama Perera.

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