black hat

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Definition of black hat in English English dictionary

(Can we clean up() this sense?) A malicious hacker who commits illegal acts

A Haredi Jew; a member of an ultra-Orthodox Jewish community

A villain or bad guy in a story, especially in a Western (a film or other work of the Western genre)

Related Terms

black hat hacker

someone who hacks his way into a system in order to cause damage or steal data, passwords etc

black hat hackers

plural form of black hat hacker

black hats

plural form of black hat

blackhat

Alternative spelling of black hat

Turkish pronunciation

bläk hät

Pronunciation

/ˈblak ˈhat/ /ˈblæk ˈhæt/

Etymology

() From the black Stetsons (cowboy hats) traditionally worn by such villains.