Synonyms for hacker
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Cracker — someone who hacks. One who uses a computer to gain unauthorized access to data stored in, or to carry out…
Definitions
- n. 1
Someone who hacks. One who cuts with heavy or rough blows.
- n. 2
Someone who hacks. One who uses a computer to gain unauthorized access to data stored in, or to carry out malicious attacks on, computer networks or computer systems.
- n. 3
Someone who hacks.
A hacker hacked into his computer account yesterday.
Related words
- Word family
- hackerdom hackerism hackerproof hackerspace
Forms
- Plural
- hackers → crackers, slashers, cutters, hacks…
Example sentences
- cracker The cracker contains only a gram of fat.
- cutter Ziri cut the sheet metal with a plasma cutter.
- slasher Scary Movie is a spoof of Scream, which is a spoof of the slasher genre.
- hack Gustavo managed to hack into the company’s system.
By length
- 4 letters
- hack1, geek1
- 6 letters
- cutter2, drudge1, cabbie2, cabman
- 7 letters
- cracker2, slasher2
- 8 letters
- hackster
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cutter2 = 2 syllables).