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hackee

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The chickaree or red squirrel.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, dialectal

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The chipmunk.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, dialectal

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3

noun

Meaning 3

The victim of a hacking attack; one whose computer system has been compromised.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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4

noun

Meaning 4

small striped semiterrestrial eastern American squirrel with cheek pouches

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: eastern chipmunk, striped squirrel, ground squirrel, Tamias striatus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: squirrel

History

Etymology

From its chittering cry when alarmed.

From hack + -ee.