hacktivistEtymologyBlend of hack + activist, a portmanteau coined in 1994 by a member of the Cult of the Dead Cow hacker collective.hacktivist means A person who engages in hacktivism. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.nounA person who engages in hacktivism.“One type of badvocate, sometimes identified as a troll, is a hacktivist..”