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

The worst impacts were felt in Georgia, where hackers’ successful shutdown of a pump station led to a drop in water pressure, which increased the risk of contamination of drinking water, the center reported. — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 8 Sep. 2026

The switch means hackers spend drastically less time actively hacking, and in some cases can conduct an entire campaign in less than six hours, the report says. — Kevin Collier, NBC news, 8 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

The agent, powered by an Anthropic model, at one point recommended the hackers use a common malware tool to break into a German manufacturer. — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2026

Meanwhile, QTRouter used commercial proxies and virtual private servers to mask that hackers based in China were accessing the infected IoT devices. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026

Yet, security researchers say the methods hackers use to breach PLCs are not sophisticated. — Ramy Inocencio, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026

British energy companies are on alert after hackers believed to be affiliated with the Iranian regime temporarily shut down a small-scale energy generator last month, The Sunday Telegraph reported. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026