Meaning of white hat | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A good person; a hero.
   idiomatic
2. A well-meaning hacker who hacks for a good cause or to aid a company, organization, or government without causing harm (for example, to identify security flaws).
   idiomatic, slang
3. A sailor.
   idiomatic, slang

Equivalents

Examples

“Berlin-Harlem showed relentless racism, including from the so-called friends of a black ex-GI in Berlin, without putting its central character in a 'white hat' either.”

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