Meanings
nouncybercrook (plural cybercrooks)
plural cybercrooks
- InternetA cybercriminal.
It is widely recognized that you are far more likely to be swindled by a waiter at a restaurant than an evil cybercrook.
2001, Duncan Grey, The Internet in School1 more example
The cybercrook has realized that stealing the next version of the Coca-Cola recipe or Windows software is worth more than a $10 million heist.
2005, Hedieh Nasheri, Economic Espionage and Industrial Spying
Origin
- Ancient Greekκυβερνητικός (kubernētikós)
- Englishcyberneticclip.
- Englishcyber-
- Englishcrook
- Englishcybercrook
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cybercrook. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cybercrook
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“cybercrook.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cybercrook. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cybercrook,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cybercrook.
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