phreaker

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A hacker or cracker specialized with telephone systems rather than computers
A person who spends a lot of time trying to find out as much as possible about the telephone company, and how it works They often try to find out ways to make long distance calls for free Some steal calls from telephone credit card users, some steal calls from the phone company directly, and others don't make "free" long distance calls They are sometimes confused with hackers See also hacker
a hacker of telephone systems
A phone hacker From PHone fREAKER
{i} person who uses computers or other technology to place long-distance phone calls without paying the charges
A hacker skilled in manipulating the phone system
a person who hacks telephone systems, usually for the purpose of making free phone calls