Main Entry: hack·er
Pronunciation: \ˈha-kər\
Function: noun
Date: 14th century<p>1 : one that hacks
2 : a person who is inexperienced or unskilled at a particular activity &#60;a tennis hacker&#62;
3 : an expert at programming and solving problems with a computer
4 : a person who illegally gains access to and sometimes tampers with information in a computer system<p>Three out of four possible Merriam-Webster definitions are negative.