1
: one that hacks
2
: a person who is inexperienced or unskilled at a particular activity
a tennis hacker
3
: an expert at programming and solving problems with a computer
4
: a person who illegally gains access to and sometimes tampers with information in a computer system
Examples of hacker in a Sentence
My friends and I have been playing golf for years, but we're still just a bunch of hackers.
the company's security experts spent days trying to figure out how a hacker could have gotten past the firewall
Recent Examples on the Web
Why are governments targeted? Especially in an election year, hacker groups look for opportunities to wreak havoc on American communities.
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Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2024
Doing so can trigger data corruption, crashes, or even the ability to execute rogue computer code, which can help a hacker download and launch malware on the system.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 10 May 2024
Aside from the public charging stations, there are other surreptitious ways hackers can access the personal information on your device from the airport terminal.
—Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Apr. 2023
The hacker in 2010 brought out details from what was the biggest security breach of its kind in U.S military history.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 21 May 2024
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Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2024
Doing so can trigger data corruption, crashes, or even the ability to execute rogue computer code, which can help a hacker download and launch malware on the system.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 10 May 2024
Aside from the public charging stations, there are other surreptitious ways hackers can access the personal information on your device from the airport terminal.
—Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Apr. 2023
The hacker in 2010 brought out details from what was the biggest security breach of its kind in U.S military history.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 21 May 2024
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“Hacker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hacker. Accessed 14 Jun. 2024.
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hacker
noun
hack·er
ˈhak-ər 
1
: one that hacks
2
: a person who is unskilled at a particular activity
3
: an expert at programming and solving problems with a computer
4
: a person who illegally gains access to a computer system
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