malengine

/mælˈɛndʒɪn/

Definitions

1. noun

a person who intentionally sabotages or undermines the effectiveness of something, especially a system or technology.

“The company fired the suspected malengineer who had been secretly manipulating the software to make it slower.”

Synonyms

  • hacker
  • saboteur

Antonyms

  • engineer
  • innovator