Meaning

2 senses

  1. (informal)One who hacks computers; a hacker.

  2. (obsolete)A violent bully or thug; also, an assassin, a murderer.

Origin

From hack (“to cut; to gain unauthorized access to”) + -ster.

From hack (“to cut; to gain unauthorized access to”) + -ster.

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Forms

plural: hacksters

Synonyms

1 synonyms
hacker

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
hackneyhacksawhaddockhadehadron
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