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phishers

noun

plural of phisher
as in techies

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  1. technocrats
  2. hackers
  3. technophiles
Noun
  • The New People Party was founded shortly before the last parliamentary election in 2021, seeking to position itself as a liberal voice representing younger voters and technocrats.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • For Commander Brown, public safety is determined by risk that technocrats meet behind a closed door to determine.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of technocrats
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  • Levi later gained access to a cache of Qatari documents from roughly the same period, which Syrian hackers had taken from the offices of the Sheikh, among others.
    — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Their ability to swiftly break into one of the world’s two leading AI labs again raises concerns about OpenAI’s security amid rising worries about powerful models being used by hackers and foreign adversaries.
    — Cristina Criddle, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of hackers
Noun
  • Audiences and technophiles have been wowed, but film purists have howled over the trimming of more than 25 minutes of runtime, including some musical numbers.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 16 June 2026
Definition of technophiles
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“Phishers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phishers. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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