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, hacker, 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, hacker, 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  

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "hacker":

   hackers, pirate, infiltrator, intruder, hacking

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1. 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.

2. Mike Hulett:

   Daniel Kaye was operating as a highly skilled and capable hacker-for-hire, daniel Kaye activities inflicted substantial damage on numerous businesses in countries around the world, demonstrating the borderless nature of cyber crime.

3. Nick Selby:

   Remember, this isn’t the first time Sony has been brought to its knees by a hacker group. In 2011, hackers took down Sony’s PlayStation Network for 23 days, sony Pictures has royally P.O.’d someone, and if they make it their mission to sink Sony, it’s possible they could do it. A company of their size can withstand this type of hit once, but not three, four, five times in a row.

4. 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.

5. President Obama:

   No foreign nation, no hacker, should be able to shut down our networks, steal our trade secrets, or invade the privacy of American families, especially our kids.