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as in cracker
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
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as in amateur
a person who lacks experience and competence in an art or science
weekend golf hackers who are there mainly for the social networking
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Recent Examples of hacker
Consider that, for all the talk of cybersecurity, this administration has also gutted the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the government agency that aims to protect the nation against hackers.
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Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026
Many experts warned that these capabilities existed beforehand, but hackers could use Mythos to expose software vulnerabilities more quickly.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 2 June 2026
According to a new 404 report, the hackers simply asked Meta’s support bot to change the email address associated with the target account.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 2 June 2026
Over the weekend, apparent pro-Iranian hackers were able to hijack the official Instagram accounts for Barack Obama’s White House, beauty product retailer Sephora and the Chief Master Sergeant for the US Space Force.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 1 June 2026
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Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026
Many experts warned that these capabilities existed beforehand, but hackers could use Mythos to expose software vulnerabilities more quickly.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 2 June 2026
According to a new 404 report, the hackers simply asked Meta’s support bot to change the email address associated with the target account.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 2 June 2026
Over the weekend, apparent pro-Iranian hackers were able to hijack the official Instagram accounts for Barack Obama’s White House, beauty product retailer Sephora and the Chief Master Sergeant for the US Space Force.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 1 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hacker
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Cyberpunk is the best known of all, assuming itself as an antithesis of utopian visions of science fiction worlds and simultaneously as a space of dystopias in which the cyberpunk fights against artificial intelligence that controls the world.—
Paulo Nuno VicenteAll,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
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Like cyberpunk before it, solarpunk could grow from a hyper-entity into reality.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
19 Nov. 2025
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Resolving a clean, tiny half-Mercury in twilight is an elite visual feather in any amateur's cap.—
Jules-Pierre Malartre,
Space.com,
11 June 2026
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The team is planning to release additional problems over the next several weeks for amateurs and professionals alike to try their hands and their favorite models at.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
10 June 2026
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But in this literary theatre geek’s opinion—and, evidently, the voting public’s—there’s always room for more crossover acts.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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Although their Big Bang Theory characters were passionate about science, physics and Star Trek, their geek gang found romance, too.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
6 June 2026
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In that year in the United States the number of lost kids had dropped to just over two per hundred.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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The hotel is appropriate for kids, and, with a registration fee, 3–15-year-olds can participate in a Central Park day camp.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 June 2026
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Then be sure to read our picks of the best cameras and lenses for astrophotography, along with our beginner's guide to imaging the night sky.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
15 June 2026
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Most beginner DIYers should be able to handle this quick maintenance task.—
Timothy Dale,
The Spruce,
15 June 2026
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Pilots are highly trained to problem solve, and this tiny tool is a go-to travel hack for some of the most frequent flyers.—
Kristy Alpert,
Travel + Leisure,
14 June 2026
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Dietitians say there may be some science behind this hack.—
Kathleen Ferraro,
Verywell Health,
8 June 2026
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As someone who identified as an AI novice before working with her executive coach, Hagerman also shared that prompt engineering was a key skill to pick up.—
Aman Kidwai,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Dec. 2025
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Last year, Joshua took on another boxing novice in former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou, a man known for his toughness and destructive power in the octagon.—
Sarah Shephard,
New York Times,
19 Nov. 2025
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“Hacker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hacker. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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