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whacker
(encz) | whacker, n: |
Whacker
(gcide) | Whacker \Whack"er\, n.
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1. One who whacks. [Colloq.]
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2. Anything very large; specif., a great lie; a whopper.
[Colloq.] --Halliwell.
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whacker
(wn) | whacker
n 1: something especially big or impressive of its kind [syn:
whacker, whopper] |
whacker
(foldoc) | whacker
[University of Maryland: from hacker] 1. A person, similar
to a hacker, who enjoys exploring the details of
programmable systems and how to stretch their capabilities.
Whereas a hacker tends to produce great hacks, a whacker only
ends up whacking the system or program in question. Whackers
are often quite egotistical and eager to claim wizard
status, regardless of the views of their peers. 2. A person
who is good at programming quickly, though rather poorly and
ineptly.
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whacker
(jargon) | whacker
n.
[University of Maryland: from hacker]
1. A person, similar to a hacker, who enjoys exploring the details of
programmable systems and how to stretch their capabilities. Whereas a
hacker tends to produce great hacks, a whacker only ends up whacking the
system or program in question. Whackers are often quite egotistical and
eager to claim wizard status, regardless of the views of their peers.
2. A person who is good at programming quickly, though rather poorly and
ineptly.
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bushwhacker
(encz) | bushwhacker,dřevorubec n: Zdeněk Brož |
Bushwhacker
(gcide) | Bushwhacker \Bush"whack`er\, n.
1. One accustomed to beat about, or travel through, bushes.
[U.S.]
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They were gallant bushwhackers, and hunters of
raccoons by moonlight. --W. Irving.
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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.
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Whacker
(gcide) | Whacker \Whack"er\, n.
[1913 Webster]
1. One who whacks. [Colloq.]
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2. Anything very large; specif., a great lie; a whopper.
[Colloq.] --Halliwell.
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bushwhacker
(wn) | bushwhacker
n 1: a disparaging term for an unsophisticated person [syn:
hillbilly, bushwhacker]
2: a Confederate guerrilla during the American Civil War |
weed-whacker
(wn) | weed-whacker
n 1: a hand tool for removing weeds [syn: weeder, {weed-
whacker}] |
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