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A Google Books search for "hacker" pre-1963 ( https://www.google.com/search?q=hacker&source=lnt&tbs=cdr%3A... ) shows that it was also used for taxi cab drivers, eg, https://books.google.com/books?id=puENBZpcOmoC&q=hacker&dq=h... .

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Woah, I knew illegal cab driving in Baltimore was called “hacking” but never considered the term had old roots. Turns out it all comes from the use of Hackney horses in the 19th century. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_taxicab_operation

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