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hacker
('h/&/k/@/r )

noun (n)

  • someone who plays golf poorly(noun.person)
    source: wordnet30
  • a programmer who breaks into computer systems in order to steal or change or destroy information as a form of cyber-terrorism(noun.person)
    source: wordnet30
  • a programmer for whom computing is its own reward; may enjoy the challenge of breaking into other computers but does no harm(noun.person)
    Example:
    True hackers subscribe to a code of ethics and look down upon crackers.
    source: wordnet30
  • one who works hard at boring tasks(noun.person)
    Synonym:
    drudge, hack
    source: wordnet30
  • 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.(noun)
    source: webster1913
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