hacker vs kludge

hacker

noun
  • Something that hacks; a tool or device for hacking. 

  • One who is expert at programming and solving problems with a computer. 

  • One who operates a taxicab. 

  • One who uses a computer to gain unauthorized access to data, or to carry out malicious attacks. 

  • A fork-shaped tool used to harvest root vegetables. 

  • One who is inexperienced or unskilled at a particular activity, especially a sport such as golf or tennis. 

  • A computer security professional, a white-hat hacker. 

  • One who cuts with rough or heavy blows. 

  • One who kicks wildly or roughly. 

  • One who is consistent and focuses on accomplishing a task or several tasks. 

kludge

noun
  • A badly written or makeshift piece of software; a hack. 

  • Any construction or practice, typically crude yet effective, designed to solve a problem temporarily or expediently. 

  • An amalgamated mass of unrelated parts. 

  • An improvised device, typically crudely constructed to test the validity of a principle before doing a finished design. 

verb
  • To build or use a kludge. 

How often have the words hacker and kludge occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )