Black-hat Definition

noun

A villain or bad guy in a story, especially in a Western (a film or other work of the Western genre).

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(computing, slang) A malicious hacker who commits illegal acts.

Wiktionary

A Haredi Jew; a member of an ultra-Orthodox Jewish community.

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Other Word Forms of Black-hat

Noun

Singular:
black-hat
Plural:
Black Hats

Origin of Black-hat

  • From the black stetsons (cowboy hats) traditionally worn by such villains.

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  • From the black hats traditionally worn by men in Haredi communities.

    From Wiktionary

Black-hat Sentence Examples

  • A good many white hat hackers are former black hat hackers.

  • However, practitioners of the Black Hat Sect, which is popular in the Western cultures, accept symbols of the five elements as cures.

  • The basics of the costumes are a black dress - you can use one from your closet - and a black hat.

  • Darth Vader (voice, James Earl Jones, presence David Prowse), the black hat to Obi-wan's white hat, the only Force-user that calls upon the Force's Dark Side, from whence flows all sad and bad things.

  • Top it with a wide black hat trimmed in contrasting yellow and strappy black sandals.

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