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hacker

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms 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 of hacker

cracker, cyberpunk

Words Related to hacker

gearhead, geek, propeller-head, techie, technocrat, technophile

Near Antonyms of hacker

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 of hacker

amateur, hack, inexpert, jackleg, trifler

Words Related to hacker

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

Near Antonyms of hacker

maestro, virtuoso, whiz, wizard

old hand, old-timer, vet, veteran

Antonyms of hacker

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

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