Hackee

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The chickaree or red squirrel. US, dialectal

    "The Hackee is one of the liveliest and briskest of quadrupeds, and by reason of its quick and rapid movements, has not inaptly been compared to the wren."

  2. 2
    The victim of a hacking attack; one whose computer system has been compromised.

    "On the other hand, the absence of identifying marks such as online or offline names and information is crucial when hacking, because the goal is to be unnoticed, not real, nonexistent from the point of view of the other (i.e., the hackee)."

  3. 3
    small striped semiterrestrial eastern American squirrel with cheek pouches wordnet
  4. 4
    The chipmunk. US, dialectal

Synonyms

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eastern chipmunkeastern chipmunkground squirrelstriped squirreltamias striatus

Example

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"The Hackee is one of the liveliest and briskest of quadrupeds, and by reason of its quick and rapid movements, has not inaptly been compared to the wren."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From its chittering cry when alarmed.

Etymology 2

From hack + -ee.

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