hacker

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  1. noun Informal One who is proficient at using or programming a computer; a computer buff.
  2. noun Informal One who uses programming skills to gain illegal access to a computer network or file.
  3. noun Informal One who enthusiastically pursues a game or sport: a weekend tennis hacker.

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  1. Perhaps from hacker, amateurish or inept golfer or tennis player (possibly from hack1), or perhaps from hack, practical joke, clever scheme (from dialectal hack, to embarrass, confuse, play a trick on).

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  1. Freq. of hack, v.
 

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/ˈhækər/
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