Definition of hacker
English to English noun - someone who plays golf poorly
source: WordNet 3.0 - a programmer who breaks into computer systems in order to steal or change or destroy information as a form of cyber-terrorism
source: WordNet 3.0 - a programmer for whom computing is its own reward; may enjoy the challenge of breaking into other computers but does no harm
True hackers subscribe to a code of ethics and look down upon crackers.
source: WordNet 3.0 - one who works hard at boring tasks
source: WordNet 3.0 - One who, or that which, hacks. Specifically: A cutting instrument for making notches; esp., one used for notching pine trees in collecting turpentine; a hack.
source: Webster 1913
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hacker, hackery, hijacker, hawker, highjacker, hoker, hiker, hogchoker, howker, hawser, hoaxer, hooker, hog sucker, hachure, hickory, heuchera, higher, hisser, husher, hijera
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