hacker

Noun

• one who works hard at boring tasks

• 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
    

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

• someone who plays golf poorly

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  hack , drudge , cyber-terrorist , cyberpunk