phone phreak

noun
1.
a person who uses computers or other electronic devices to place long-distance telephone calls without paying toll charges.
Also called phreak.
Origin
1975-80
Contemporary definitions for phone phreak
noun

See phreaker

Slang definitions & phrases for phone phreak

phone phreak

noun phrase

A computer hacker who illegally enters the telephone system for fun and profit: Mit-nick also became a skilled ''phone phreak'' who was able to manipulate the telephone system to pull pranks on friends and enemies (1972+)