cracker

noun

crack·​er ˈkra-kər 

1

chiefly dialectal : a bragging liar : boaster

2

: something that makes a cracking or snapping noise: such as

a

: firecracker

b

: the snapping end of a whiplash : snapper

c

: a paper holder for a party favor that pops when the ends are pulled sharply

3

crackers plural : nutcracker

4

: a dry thin crispy baked bread product that may be leavened or unleavened

5

a

offensive

—used as an insulting and contemptuous term for a poor, white, usually Southern person

b

sometimes offensive : a native or resident of Florida or Georgia

—used as a nickname

6

: the equipment in which cracking (as of petroleum) is carried out

7

: hacker sense 4

Synonyms

• cyberpunk
• hacker

Examples of cracker in a Sentence

a plate of cheese and crackers

a cracker who had broken into the intelligence agency's database attempted to leak the classified information

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing cracker

• animal cracker
• catalytic cracker
• Christmas cracker
• cracker-barrel
• graham cracker
• oyster cracker
• soda cracker

Kids Definition

cracker

noun

crack·​er ˈkrak-ər 

1

: something (as a firecracker) that makes a cracking noise

2

: a dry thin crisp baked food made of flour and water

3

: the equipment in which cracking (as of petroleum) is carried out