hacker

hacker

noun

Definition of HACKER

1

a person who illegally gains access to a computer system and sometimes tampers with its information <the company's security experts spent days trying to figure out how a hacker could have gotten past the firewall>

Synonyms cracker, cyberpunk

Related Words computerist; gearhead, geek, propeller-head, techie, technocrat, technophile; phisher

Near Antonyms computerphobe, technophobe

2

a person who lacks experience and competence in an art or science <weekend golf hackers who are there mainly for the social networking>

Synonyms hack, hacker, inexpert, jackleg, trifler

Related Words beginner, freshman, greenhorn, kid, learner, neophyte, newcomer, novice, rookie, tenderfoot, tyro

Near Antonyms maestro, virtuoso, whiz, wizard; old hand, old-timer, vet, veteran

Antonyms ace, adept, crackerjack (also crackajack), craftsman, expert, hand, master, past master, shark, sharp