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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
Last month, at the 33rd annual DEF CON, the world’s largest hacker convention, in Las Vegas, Anthropic researcher Keane Lucas took the stage.
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Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2025
Attack caught early on City officials also haven’t disclosed how hackers gained access to city systems or in which department the attack originated.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 31 Aug. 2025
Meet the all-female hacker house tackling Silcon Valley's glass ceiling.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
The company said hackers downloaded call and text logs onto a third-party platform.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 16 Aug. 2025
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Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2025
Attack caught early on City officials also haven’t disclosed how hackers gained access to city systems or in which department the attack originated.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 31 Aug. 2025
Meet the all-female hacker house tackling Silcon Valley's glass ceiling.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
The company said hackers downloaded call and text logs onto a third-party platform.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 16 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hacker
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Nolthenius hopes that more astronomers – professionals and amateurs – will turn their eyes to the skies to observe Quaoar's occultations.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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On the surface, almost every ability in the game is designed for amateurs to pick up with little experience.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
9 Sep. 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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Sign up now and be one of the cool kids.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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One of my kids once presented a bar graph showing that Taco Tuesday produces 40% more dirty dishes than any other night.—
Dr. Sue Varma,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
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Refocusing On Long-Term Results As the marketing pendulum inevitably swings from domination by spreadsheet-wielding geeks to marketing by creative brand-builders, companies will realize that they have been overly focused on short-term results.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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In one of our conversations, Apatow brought up the episode in which one of the geeks of Freaks and Geeks, Neal Schweiber (played by Samm Levine), confronts his philandering father by telling hostile jokes about him through a ventriloquist puppet.—
Adrienne LaFrance,
The Atlantic,
15 Sep. 2025
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NurPhoto via Getty Images Arizona’s Horseshoe Bend Trail is the second-best hiking trail for beginners, the InsureMyTrip study says.—
Gary Stoller,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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At Coler Mountain Bike Preserve, the 19 miles of challenging trails (ranging from the beginner-friendly Family Flow to experts-only Drop the Hammer, which includes a 12-foot plunge) aren’t the only attractions.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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My favorite hack is layering my outfits with stylish jackets.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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Sure, the internet is full of hacks claiming to offer the best way to clean stainless steel.—
Emily Johnson,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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While the glory days have come and gone — and come and gone again — for Florida, most still see him as the king for a Gators program that was once just a novice to the national stage.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Sep. 2025
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For seasoned cooks and kitchen novices, cookbook author and nutritionist Robin Miller takes it back to basics with great, family-friendly recipes worth making over and over again.—
Robin Miller,
AZCentral.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Hacker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hacker. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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