But is it still the "right" meaning of a word, if nearly everybody doesn't it use that way? Language doesn't work by giving some people the authority to define

But is it still the "right" meaning of a word, if nearly everybody doesn't it use that way? Language doesn't work by giving some people the authority to define what a word means, against the super-majority of users. Language changes through usage. Yes, I'm all for using "hacker" the old-school way, but really doesn't help if the people whom I talk to misunderstand me.