pedestrian hackers

Noun

pedestrian hacker (plural pedestrian hackers)

1. A typical hacker; a person who uses a computer to gain unauthorized access without using extraordinary equipment or brilliance.
   • According to Leahy, programs allowed out of the United States are "so weak that, according to a January 1996 study conducted by world-renowned cryptographers, a pedestrian hacker can crack the codes in a matter of hours.1996, International Trade Reporter: Current reports
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pedestrian, hacker. Someone who is mediocre at their craft.
   • Well, then, how come you can play golf against Jack Nicklaus or Gary Player or Lee Trevino with some hope for beating them? The answer is, of course, you can't -- not unless you have a handicap. This is the great equalizer, the instrument that gives the most pedestrian hacker a shot at an even...1972, The Golf Journal - Volumes 25-26, page 17