Synonyms of hackers

hackers

noun

plural of hacker

1

as in crackers

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

• crackers
• cyberpunks
• geeks
• techies
• technocrats
• technophiles
• phishers
• gearheads
• computerists

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• technophobes
• computerphobes

2

as in amateurs

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

• amateurs
• kids
• beginners
• hacks
• novices
• newcomers
• freshmen
• triflers
• inexperts
• learners
• jacklegs
• rookies
• tyros
• greenhorns
• neophytes
• tenderfeet

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• experts
• craftsmen
• hands
• masters
• adepts
• sharks
• past masters
• sharps
• aces
• virtuosos
• wizards
• veterans
• maestros
• vets
• crackerjacks
• old hands
• old-timers
• whizzes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hackers

Without Secure Boot, attackers with brief physical access to a device—even when it’s turned off—can install bootkits similar to LoJax used by Russia state hackers in 2018, MosaicRegressor found in 2020, CosmicStrand in 2022, and BlackLotus in 2023. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 14 July 2026

The new series is based on the 1989-91 manage of the same name and takes place in the distant future (well, 2029) in a futuristic Japan replete with elite cyborgs, tactical anti-terrorism forces and mysterious hackers. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 12 July 2026

Finding and patching software bugs more quickly is obviously good, especially amid signs that hackers are starting to embrace AI as well. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 9 July 2026

By doing so, Congress is effectively inviting hackers and fraudsters into our digital wallets and opening the door for adversarial foreign networks to access the private financial data of American citizens. — Raquel Mitchell, Boston Herald, 8 July 2026

This position helps protect California’s web applications, cloud systems and AI tools from hackers and security threats. — Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026

All that access exponentially increases the points of vulnerability and plays right into the hands of hackers. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 7 July 2026

The retailer's security personnel was able to get the hackers off the company's computer network, and the ransom was not paid, prosecutors said. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 1 July 2026