Hackster
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hackster is a noun meaning (informal) One who hacks computers; a hacker.
Meaning
(informal) One who hacks computers; a hacker.
More Meanings
- (obsolete) A violent bully or thug; also, an assassin, a murderer.
Example Sentences
You hacked my ID the other day, didn't you? So you are my hackster!
[…] Happy times; when Braves and Hackſters, the onely contented Members of his Goverment, were thought the fitteſt and the faithfulleſt to defend his [the King's] Perſon againſt the diſcontents of a Parlament and all good Men.
We had hoped that some little gang of crazy hacksters somewhere would do what we did with the EyeWriter—look at it, play with it, improve it, find people who needed it, give it away. We just never imagined that the little gang of crazy hacksters would be part of one of the biggest technology companies in the world.
Word Forms
- hacksters
Synonyms for hackster
Depending on context, synonyms include hacker.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hacker, hack, cyberthug, operator, hoodlum, hackfolk.
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