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botherders

botherders is the plural of botherder.

Meaning of botherder

Noun

botherder (plural botherders)

  1. (Internet, computer security) A malicious hacker who controls a botnet.
    • After securing the computer against antivirus tools, previous hackers, and detection by the user, the botherder might check to see what else might be here.2007, Larry Chaffin, Craig Schiller, Anton Chuvakin, Infosecurity 2008 Threat Analysis
    Synonyms:
    botmaster

Questions about botherders

What is botherders the plural of?
Botherders is the plural of botherder.

Words near botherders in the dictionary

  1. botherates
  2. botherating
  3. botheration
  4. botherations
  5. botherder
  6. botherders
  7. bothered
  8. bothered one's arse
  9. botherer
  10. botherers
  11. botherin'

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