Cheater vs. Hacker — What's the Difference?

To deceive by trickery; swindle

A computer hacker is a computer expert who uses their technical knowledge to achieve a goal or overcome an obstacle, within a computerized system by non-standard means. Though the term hacker has become associated in popular culture with a security hacker – someone who utilizes their technical know-how of bugs or exploits to break into computer systems and access data which would otherwise be unavailable to them – hacking can also be utilized by legitimate figures in legal situations.

To deprive by trickery; defraud

One who is proficient at using or programming a computer; a computer buff.

To mislead; fool

One who uses programming skills to gain illegal access to a computer network or file.

To elude; escape

One who demonstrates poor or mediocre ability, especially in a sport

To act dishonestly; practice fraud.

See hackie.

To violate rules deliberately, as in a game

(computing) One who is expert at programming and solving problems with a computer.

(Informal) To be sexually unfaithful

One who uses a computer to gain unauthorized access to data, or to carry out malicious attacks.

(Sports) To position oneself closer to a certain area than is normal or expected

(computer security) A computer security professional, a white-hat hacker.

An act of cheating; a fraud or swindle.

Something that hacks; a tool or device for hacking.

One who cheats; a swindler.

A fork-shaped tool used to harvest root vegetables.

A technique that exploits a flaw or hidden feature in a video game or computer program.

Someone who hacks.

(Law) Fraudulent acquisition of another's property.

One who cuts with rough or heavy blows.

(Botany) Any of several species of brome, especially Bromus secalinus, an annual European grass widespread as a weed.

One who kicks wildly or roughly.

One who cheats.

One who is consistent and focuses on accomplishing a task or several tasks.

An improvised breaker bar made from a length of pipe and a wrench (spanner), usually used to free screws, bolts, etc. that are difficult to remove with a ratchet or wrench alone.

(US) One who is inexperienced or unskilled at a particular activity, especially a sport such as golf or tennis.

(obsolete) An escheater.

(US) One who operates a taxicab.

One who cheats.

One who, or that which, hacks.

An escheator.

Someone who plays golf poorly

Someone who leads you to believe something that is not true

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

A programmer for whom computing is its own reward; may enjoy the challenge of breaking into other computers but does no harm;

One who works hard at boring tasks