Hacker — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone who plays golf poorly

a programmer who breaks into computer systems in order to steal or change or destroy information as a form of cyber-terrorism

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈækɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈakə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈakə/

2 syllables Say it as /hˈækɚ/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cyberpunk cyber-terrorist hack drudge

Parts of Speech

noun	someone who plays golf poorly
noun	a programmer who breaks into computer systems in order to steal or change or destroy information as a form of cyber-terrorism
noun	a programmer for whom computing is its own reward; may enjoy the challenge of breaking into other computers but does no harm “true hackers subscribe to a code of ethics and look down upon crackers”
noun	one who works hard at boring tasks

Word Forms

cyber-terrorism	noun	an assault on electronic communication networks
hack	verb	fix a computer program piecemeal until it works
drudge	verb	work hard

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

pirate informatique

quelqu'un qui joue mal au golf

🇷🇺Russian

хакер

тот, кто плохо играет в гольф

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हैकर

कोई व्यक्ति जो खराब गोल्फ खेलता हो

🇧🇩Bengali

হ্যাকার

কেউ যে খারাপভাবে গলফ খেলে

🇮🇳Tamil

ஹேக்கர்

கோல்ஃப் மோசமாக விளையாடும் ஒருவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

హ్యాకర్

గోల్ఫ్ పేలవంగా ఆడే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

हॅकर

जो गोल्फ खराब खेळतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

હેકર

કોઈ વ્યક્તિ જે ખરાબ રીતે ગોલ્ફ રમે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹ್ಯಾಕರ್

ಕಳಪೆ ಗಾಲ್ಫ್ ಆಡುವ ಯಾರಾದರೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഹാക്കർ

മോശമായി ഗോൾഫ് കളിക്കുന്ന ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹੈਕਰ

ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਗੋਲਫ ਖਰਾਬ ਖੇਡਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہیکر

کوئی جو گولف خراب کھیلتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

黑客

高尔夫球打得不好的人

🇯🇵Japanese

ハッカー

ゴルフが下手な人

🇰🇷Korean

해커

골프를 잘 못치는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tin tặc

một người chơi golf kém

🇹🇭Thai

แฮ็กเกอร์

คนที่เล่นกอล์ฟได้ไม่ดี

🇮🇩Indonesian

peretas

seseorang yang bermain golf dengan buruk

🇲🇾Malay

penggodam

seseorang yang bermain golf dengan lemah

Middle East

🇮🇷Persian

هکر

کسی که ضعیف گلف بازی می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

bilgisayar korsanı

kötü golf oynayan biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

האקר

מישהו שמשחק גולף גרוע

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