"NetHacker" meaning in All languages combined

See NetHacker on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: NetHackers [plural]
Etymology: From NetHack + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|w:NetHack|er<id:occupation>}} NetHack + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} NetHacker (plural NetHackers)
  1. A player of the open-source single-player roguelike video game NetHack.

Inflected forms

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