Synonyms for hacker
ˈhæk ərhack·er

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. hackernoun

   someone who plays golf poorly

   Synonyms:
   drudge, cyberpunk, cyber-terrorist, hack

2. hacker, cyber-terrorist, cyberpunknoun

   a programmer who breaks into computer systems in order to steal or change or destroy information as a form of cyber-terrorism

   Synonyms:
   drudge, cyberpunk, cyber-terrorist, hack

3. hackernoun

   a programmer for whom computing is its own reward; may enjoy the challenge of breaking into other computers but does no harm

   "true hackers subscribe to a code of ethics and look down upon crackers"

   Synonyms:
   drudge, cyberpunk, cyber-terrorist, hack

4. hack, drudge, hackernoun

   one who works hard at boring tasks

   Synonyms:
   nag, navvy, ward-heeler, galley slave, taxi, plug, literary hack, hack, peon, cyberpunk, political hack, machine politician, cyber-terrorist, taxicab, cab, hack writer, drudge, jade

Matched Categories

1. • Golfer
   • Programmer
   • Unskilled Person

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. modder

   a person who manipulates computer software or creates an advantage over other server users.

   he's a hacker.

   Submitted by Artemis on April 12, 2019  

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1. List of paraphrases for "hacker":

   hackers, pirate, infiltrator, intruder, hacking

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1. Roger Stone:

   The inference that my now completely public exchange with a hacker Guccifer 2.0 who may or may not be a Russian agent somehow constitutes collusion is not true based on either the facts, on the actual texts which I released, or on the timing.

2. Roger Stone:

   The intelligence agencies pushing this false Russian narrative through a series of illegal hacks have hurt my ability to make a living and are soiling my reputation, the government is in possession of no evidence whatsoever that I colluded with the Russian State. Any inference that my innocuous fully disclosed Twitter exchange and tweets with a hacker known as Gruccifer 2.0 (sic), who may not may not be a Russian asset, constitutes 'collusion' is disproved by the content, the facts and the timeline of events.

3. Donald Trump:

   Had nothing to do with my campaign. You know, all of the hackers, and all of the -- everybody that you see, nothing to do with my campaign, if the hackers -- a lot of them probably like Hillary Clinton better than me. Now they do, now they do. You know, they go after some hacker in Russia they say oh, that had nothing to do with my campaign.

4. Aaron Brantly:

   Changing your password will just add one more roadblock to a potential hacker getting into your system.

5. Parisa Tabriz:

   There's this idea that you need to be a super genius computer geek to be a hacker. But in reality, I think anybody can be a hacker in the real world -- just think of all the non-software examples, a lot of people ask me what's the best answer I've been given to the vending machine problem, and the real answer is there is none. Some people think about how they'd steal their favorite snack; some people figure out how to steal the entire machine of snacks; and some people figure out how they could add some sort of functionality to the machine that wasn't there before.