Is « hacker » masculine or feminine?

« hacker » is masculine. You say l'hacker.

Article forms

With the definite article l'hacker
With the indefinite article un hacker
With the partitive article de l'hacker

Plural

The plural is hackers (les hackers). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.

Common questions

Is « hacker » masculine or feminine?

« hacker » is masculine. You say l'hacker.

« l'hacker » hides the gender. Is « hacker » masculine or feminine?

It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'hacker » for both genders, but you say un hacker, not une hacker, and adjectives take the masculine form.


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