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biohacker

biohacker noun: a person that engages in biohacking.

Noun

biohacker (plural biohackers)

  1. (informal) A person that engages in biohacking.
    • "Perhaps in a few years there will be movies about biohackers creating Frankensteinian monsters" [says] sociologist Everett Rogers.1988 January 31, Michael Shrage, “Opinion - Playing God In Your Basement”, in The Washington Post
    • The bill — even though it is in just one state and has yet to pass — set off a storm of concern in the biohacker community because it seemed to be the first step in a crackdown we all fear is coming. […] I can’t think of many biohackers — or any citizens — who wouldn’t support a ban on involuntary...2019 May 21, Zoltan Istvan, “A Chip in My Hand Unlocks My House. Why Does That Scare People?”, in The New York Times

Forms of biohacker

pluralbiohackers

Origin of biohacker

From bio- + hacker.

Questions about biohacker

What does biohacker mean?
Biohacker means a person that engages in biohacking.
What part of speech is biohacker?
Biohacker is a noun.
What is the plural of biohacker?
The plural of biohacker is biohackers.

Words near biohacker in the dictionary

  1. biogroups
  2. biogs
  3. bioguided
  4. biohack
  5. biohacked
  6. biohacker
  7. biohackers
  8. biohacking
  9. biohacks
  10. biohalogenation
  11. biohalogenations

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