Meanings
nounpentester (plural pentesters)
plural pentesters
- computingSomeone who performs a pentest (a penetration test)
This book is suitable for the following readers: ... Web security pentesters who need to communicate secure coding techniques to developers they are working with
2014, Iron-Clad Java: Building Secure Web Applications, →ISBN, page xvii
Origin
Short for penetration tester.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French pentester
- pentesterTranslations
Russian пенте́стер
- пенте́стер (pentéster)Translations
Cite this entry
APA
pentester. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentester
MLA
“pentester.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentester. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pentester,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentester.
Source: pentester on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.