Thesaurus
plural of hacker
Synonyms & Antonyms of hackers
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
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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 for hackers
Words Related to hackers
- beginners,
- freshmen,
- greenhorns,
- kids,
- learners,
- neophytes,
- newcomers,
- novices,
- rookies,
- tenderfeet
- (also tenderfoots),
- tyros
Near Antonyms for hackers
Antonyms for hackers
- aces,
- adepts,
- crackerjacks
- (also crackajacks),
- craftsmen,
- experts,
- hands,
- masters,
- past masters,
- sharks,
- sharps
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“Hackers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hackers. Accessed 17 Oct. 2021.
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