HACKER as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • one who works hard at boring tasks
   Synonym(s)
   • drudge (what does drudge mean?)
   • hack (what does hack mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) hacker is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • unskilled person (what does unskilled person mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • plodder (what does plodder mean?)
   • slogger (what does slogger mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • labor (what does labor mean?)
   • labour (what does labour mean?)
   • toil (what does toil mean?)
   • fag (what does fag mean?)
   • travail (what does travail mean?)
   • grind (what does grind mean?)
   • drudge (what does drudge mean?)
   • dig (what does dig mean?)
   • moil (what does moil mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a programmer for whom computing is its own reward
   • may enjoy the challenge of breaking into other computers but does no harm
   Usage Example(s)
   • true hackers subscribe to a code of ethics and look down upon crackers
   Hypernyms(s) hacker is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • programmer (what does programmer mean?)
   • computer programmer (what does computer programmer mean?)
   • coder (what does coder mean?)
   • software engineer (what does software engineer mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • hack (what does hack mean?)
   • hack on (what does hack on mean?)
3. Meaning
   • someone who plays golf poorly
   Hypernyms(s) hacker is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • golfer (what does golfer mean?)
   • golf player (what does golf player mean?)
   • linksman (what does linksman mean?)
4. Meaning
   • a programmer who breaks into computer systems in order to steal or change or destroy information as a form of cyber-terrorism
   Synonym(s)
   • cyber-terrorist (what does cyber-terrorist mean?)
   • cyberpunk (what does cyberpunk mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) hacker is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • programmer (what does programmer mean?)
   • computer programmer (what does computer programmer mean?)
   • coder (what does coder mean?)
   • software engineer (what does software engineer mean?)
   • terrorist (what does terrorist mean?)