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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Whacker \Whack"er\, n.
1. One who whacks. [Colloq.]
2. Anything very large specif., a great lie; a whapper.
[Colloq.]
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
whacker
n : something especially big or impressive of its kind [syn: {whopper}]
From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 2000) [jargon]:
whacker n. [University of Maryland: from {hacker}] 1. A
person, similar to a {hacker}, who enjoys exploring the details of
programmable systems and how to stretch their capabilities. Whereas a
hacker tends to produce great hacks, a whacker only ends up whacking the
system or program in question. Whackers are often quite egotistical and
eager to claim {wizard} status, regardless of the views of their peers.
2. A person who is good at programming quickly, though rather poorly
and ineptly.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]:
whacker
[University of Maryland: from {hacker}] 1. A person, similar
to a {hacker}, who enjoys exploring the details of
programmable systems and how to stretch their capabilities.
Whereas a hacker tends to produce great hacks, a whacker only
ends up whacking the system or program in question. Whackers
are often quite egotistical and eager to claim {wizard}
status, regardless of the views of their peers. 2. A person
who is good at programming quickly, though rather poorly and
ineptly.
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