someone who listens illegally to the calls or messages on another person’s phone, especially by accessing the voicemail without their knowledge or consent. Phone hackers are often simply called hackers
He believes he and his father were targeted by phonehackersworking for news organisations.
Synonyms and related words
Miscellaneous criminals
abductor
abettor
accessory
phone hacker
noun countable British
US /ˈfoʊn ˌhækər/
Other entries for this word
phone hacker
Word Forms
singular
phone hacker
plural
phone hackers
DEFINITIONS1
1
someone who listens illegally to the calls or messages on another person’s phone, especially by accessing the voicemail without their knowledge or consent. Phone hackers are often simply called hackers
He believes he and his father were targeted by phonehackersworking for newsorganizations.