hacker
English
/hækə(ɹ)/
noun
Definitions
- (computing) One who is expert at programming and solving problems with a computer.
- (computing) One who uses a computer to gain unauthorized access to data, or to carry out malicious attacks.
- (computing) A computer security professional.
- Something that hacks; a tool or device for hacking.
- (UK) A fork-shaped tool used to harvest root vegetables.
- Someone who hacks.
- (US) One who is inexperienced or unskilled at a particular activity, especially a sport such as golf or tennis.
- (US) One who operates a taxicab
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English hakker affix from English hack (untalented writer, taxicab, cut, pejorative).
Origin
English
hack
Gloss
untalented writer, taxicab, cut, pejorative
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
✂️ ✂️ 🎬️
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Hackgate English
- antihacker English
- apahack English
- biohacker English
- cyberhacker English
- hack English
- hackability English
- hackable English
- hackathon English
- hackday English
- hackdom English
- hackerdom English
- hackerish English
- hackerism English
- hackerproof English
- hackerspace English
- hackette English
- hackfest English
- hackie English
- hacking English
- hackish English
- hackle English
- hackman English
- hackproof English
- hacksaw English
- hackspace English
- hackster English
- hackwork English
- hacky English
- haggle English
- hax0r English
- letterhack English
- life English
- lifehack English
- lifehacker English
- maphack English
- megahack English
- nonhacker English
- nut English
- nuthack English
- nuthacker English
- outhack English
- space English
- wall English
- wallhack English
- wallhacker English
- hakkeri Finnish
- hakkeroida Finnish
- Hacker German
- Madenhacker German
- hacker Hungarian
- hack Dutch, Flemish
- hacken Dutch, Flemish
- hacker Dutch, Flemish
- hacker French
- hackeur French
- ха́кер Russian
- хакер Russian
- antihackers Portuguese
- hackear Portuguese
- hacker Portuguese
- ハッカー Japanese
- haker Polish
- hakerski Polish
- hakerstwo Polish
- hacken Middle English
- hakken Middle English
- hakker Middle English
- hacke Danish
- hacker Danish
- hacker Czech
- hackerství Czech
- हैकर Hindi
- հաքեր Armenian
- แฮ็กเกอร์ Thai
- χάκερ Greek (modern)
- хакер Kazakh
- האקר Hebrew (modern)
- häkkima Estonian
- ხაკერი Georgian
- ჰაკერი Georgian
- 해커 Korean
- هكر Hijazi Arabic
- nut
- life
- wall
- hack
- hax0r
- space
- hacky
- hackie
- haggle
- hackle
- nuthack
- hacksaw
- hackdom
- hackish
- hacking
- hackday
- outhack
- apahack
- maphack
- hackman
- megahack
- Hackgate
- hackable
- lifehack
- hackfest
- hackette
- hackwork
- hackster
- wallhack
- hackerish
- hackproof
- biohacker
- hackerdom
- nonhacker
- hackathon
- nuthacker
- hackspace
- hackerism
- antihacker
- wallhacker
- letterhack
- lifehacker
- hackerproof
- hackerspace
- hackability
- cyberhacker