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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
Shoe retailers and brands selling online need to know that retail continues to be a sector that remains a key focus of cyber attacks and hackers.
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Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
Data breaches are rarely the result of hackers breaking an encryption but rather finding some other weak link in the security chain.
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 22 Oct. 2025
Law enforcement only has resources to focus on the biggest cases, meaning the best hackers can operate for years without facing any kind of legal repercussions.
—Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
Elliot is recruited by the mysterious leader of an underground group of hackers (played by Slater) to join their organization.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
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Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
Data breaches are rarely the result of hackers breaking an encryption but rather finding some other weak link in the security chain.
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 22 Oct. 2025
Law enforcement only has resources to focus on the biggest cases, meaning the best hackers can operate for years without facing any kind of legal repercussions.
—Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
Elliot is recruited by the mysterious leader of an underground group of hackers (played by Slater) to join their organization.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hacker
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The dramatization of one of the darkest chapters in American crime history has drawn plaudits for sidestepping easy sensationalism about the Chicago contractor and amateur clown who murdered 33 boys in the 1970s, burying them in a crawl space beneath his house.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Oct. 2025
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The first study, in the journal Nature, focused primarily on amateur (and a few professional) football players, all of whom died by 50.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Oct. 2025
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With a short base cut, tapered front locks, and slightly longer layers, the Trinity cut sits somewhere between a pixie cut and a bob, borrowing from the cyberpunk aesthetic of the films.—
Jeanne Ballion,
Vogue,
26 Aug. 2025
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This whole concluding sequence is meant to look and sound like some weirdo mad scientist stuff, between the androids’ cyberpunk goggles and the squishy noises the wriggling creatures make.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
20 Aug. 2025
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The key to raising emotionally resilient kids is the ability to repair.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Keaton is survived by her two kids, daughter Dexter, 29, and son Duke, 25.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Dave Franco, in glasses, plays up the grinning geek factor a bit too much.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
22 Oct. 2025
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In the 1990s, the internet boom created overnight fortunes along with unforeseen challenges for some tech geeks and impresarios who founded wildly successful dot-coms.—
Christina Binkley,
Robb Report,
11 Oct. 2025
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While starter credit cards still exist, beginner cards are becoming increasingly restrictive, and come with high trade-offs such as high interest rates and minimal rewards.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Situated just steps from the Virginia Beach coastline, Atlantic Park Surf offers beginner surfing lessons, private coaching and pro sessions.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
27 Oct. 2025
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For dog lovers, USA TODAY Pets is your ultimate resource — from training tips to health hacks and fun stories.—
Allison Moses,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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Travelers are always on the lookout for time-saving tips, and there is no more important time for a solid travel hack than during a delay or flight cancellation.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Oct. 2025
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Santos was the Republican political novice who shocked everyone by winning a House seat in a traditionally Democratic New York district — and who was then promptly revealed as having fabricated virtually his entire personal, educational and business history.—
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
Twin Cities,
24 Oct. 2025
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But Ellison is no novice on this front, either.—
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Hacker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hacker. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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