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fouineur — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • busybody noun Someone who interferes in or gossips about other people's affairs.
  • hacker noun Someone who breaks into computer systems or networks without authorization, often for malicious purposes.
  • meddler noun One who meddles or interferes in something not of their concern.
  • nosy adj Overly curious about other people's private affairs; prying.
  • snooper noun Someone who snoops, prying into other people's private affairs.

Senses

fouineur is used for these senses in English:

  • busybody Someone who interferes with others; one who is nosy, intrusive or meddlesome.
  • hacker (computer security, telecommunications) One who uses a computer to gain unauthorized access to data stored in, or to carry out malicious attacks on, computer networks or computer systems.
  • meddler One who meddles or interferes in something not of their concern.
  • snooper A person who snoops.

hacker — full definition

  1. noun Someone who breaks into computer systems or networks without authorization, often for malicious purposes.
  2. noun A skilled and enthusiastic computer programmer, especially one who enjoys solving technical problems creatively.

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