cyberattacker

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noun

The perpetrator of a cyberattack.

OriginEnglish attacker ← Ancient Greek κυβερνητικός (kubernētikós) →
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Meanings

nouncyberattacker (plural cyberattackers)

plural cyberattackers

  1. InternetThe perpetrator of a cyberattack.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκυβερνητικός (kubernētikós)
  2. Englishcyberneticclip.
  3. Englishcyber-
  4. Englishattacker
  5. Englishcyberattacker

From cyber- + attacker.

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Translations

French cyberattaquant, cyberattaquante
  • cyberattaquantperson that makes a cyberattack
  • cyberattaquanteperson that makes a cyberattack
Portuguese ciberatacante
  • ciberatacanteperson that makes a cyberattack
Spanish ciberatacante
  • ciberatacanteperson that makes a cyberattack
Cite this entry
APA

cyberattacker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyberattacker

MLA

“cyberattacker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyberattacker. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cyberattacker,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyberattacker.

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