bushwhacker | (n) a Confederate guerrilla during the American Civil War |
hackelia | (n) stickweed; beggar's lice, Syn. genus Lappula, Lappula, genus Hackelia |
hacker | (n) someone who plays golf poorly |
hacker | (n) a programmer who breaks into computer systems in order to steal or change or destroy information as a form of cyber-terrorism, Syn. cyber-terrorist, cyberpunk |
hacker | (n) a programmer for whom computing is its own reward; may enjoy the challenge of breaking into other computers but does no harm |
thackeray | (n) English writer (born in India) (1811-1863), Syn. William Makepeace Thackeray |
whacker | (n) something especially big or impressive of its kind, Syn. whopper |
eastern chipmunk | (n) small striped semiterrestrial eastern American squirrel with cheek pouches, Syn. ground squirrel, Tamias striatus, hackee, striped squirrel |
hack | (n) one who works hard at boring tasks, Syn. hacker, drudge |
hillbilly | (n) a disparaging term for an unsophisticated person, Syn. bushwhacker |
weeder | (n) a hand tool for removing weeds, Syn. weed-whacker |
Bushwhacker | n. 1. One accustomed to beat about, or travel through, bushes. [ U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ] They were gallant bushwhackers, and hunters of raccoons by moonlight. W. Irving. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. A guerrilla; a marauding assassin; one who pretends to be a peaceful citizen, but secretly harasses a hostile force or its sympathizers. [ U.S. ] Farrow. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Hackee | n. (Zool.) The chipmunk; also, the chickaree or red squirrel. [ U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
Hackelia | prop. n. A genus of plants with seeds that stick to clothing, including stickseed and some of the beggar's lice. Syn. -- genus Hackelia, Lappula, genus Lappula. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
hacker | n. One who, or that which, hacks. Specifically: A cutting instrument for making notches; esp., one used for notching pine trees in collecting turpentine; a hack. [ 1913 Webster ] |
hackery | n. [ Hind. chhakrā. ] A cart with wooden wheels, drawn by bullocks. [ Bengal ] Malcom. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Thacker | { . See Thatch, Thatcher. [ Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: Thack |
Whacker | n. [ 1913 Webster ] 1. One who whacks. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Anything very large; specif., a great lie; a whopper. [ Colloq. ] Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Woodhacker | { } n. (Zool.) The yaffle. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: Woodhack |