HACKER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

One who works hard at boring tasks

Synonyms:

drudge; hack; hacker

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("hacker" is a kind of...):

unskilled person (a person who lacks technical training)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hacker"):

plodder; slogger (someone who works slowly and monotonously for long hours)

Meaning:

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

Example:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("hacker" is a kind of...):

coder; computer programmer; programmer; software engineer (a person who designs and writes and tests computer programs)

Derivation:

hack (fix a computer program piecemeal until it works)

Meaning:

Someone who plays golf poorly

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("hacker" is a kind of...):

golf player; golfer; linksman (someone who plays the game of golf)