Synonyms of hacker

hacker

noun

ˈha-kər 

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cracker
• cyberpunk
• geek
• techie
• technocrat
• gearhead
• technophile
• phisher
• computerist

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• technophobe
• computerphobe

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• amateur
• kid
• beginner
• hack
• novice
• freshman
• rookie
• newcomer
• jackleg
• trifler
• inexpert
• learner
• greenhorn
• tyro
• tenderfoot
• neophyte

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• expert
• master
• craftsman
• ace
• shark
• hand
• past master
• virtuoso
• wizard
• maestro
• whiz
• adept
• veteran
• crackerjack
• sharp
• vet
• old hand
• old-timer

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hacker

Machines out-thinking humans That hacker turned out to be non-human, too — an artificial intelligence agent that was created for safety testing, according to the British government’s AI Security Institute. — Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026

One event occurred in 2015 when the mercenary hacker collective Hacking Team used one against a target it had been contracted to infect. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026

The hackers allegedly built infrastructure that could scan for vulnerable devices, compromise them and then use those devices as cover. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2026

This violates right-to-delete laws, and worse, hackers can reverse-engineer those leftover AI files to steal sensitive health data. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026