cracker

noun

ˈkra-kər How to pronounce cracker (audio)
Definition of crackernext
1
as in hacker
a person who illegally gains access to a computer system and sometimes tampers with its information a cracker who had broken into the intelligence agency's database attempted to leak the classified information

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2
as in cock
chiefly dialect someone who boasts you're a fool if you believe half of what that cracker says

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  1. hacker
  2. cock
  3. braggart
  4. blower
Noun
  • Sanctions and indictments often don't deter hackers.
    Sam Sabin, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Threat researchers have confirmed that a nasty new scam that targets macOS users is being actively exploited by hackers looking to get victims to download malware that will attempt to steal passwords from the keychain as well as through the Chrome, Bravo and Vivaldi web browsers manage others.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of hacker
Noun
  • In the rank and file of men showering the cocks and balls took on the air almost of an independent species, exhibited in instructive contrasts.
    Charles McGrath, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2024
  • The story is told from Dah’s perspective, as Jocelyn—who displays a quasi-mystical rapport with fighting cocks—suffers an emotional breakdown, putting their business and their lives in danger.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 26 July 2024
Definition of cock
Noun
  • He’s swept away in a sea of raves MILAN — Giorgio Armani is not a very good braggart.
    Tonya Blazio-Licorish, WWD, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Researchers also studied real-life workplace braggarts and found their colleagues often perceived them negatively.
    Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 28 May 2024
Definition of braggart
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  • Brinker said the system has backup generators in the event a blower or generator goes down.
    Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Visitors can admire and buy works by glass blowers, woodworkers, ceramicists, clothing artists, jewelry makers, mixed-media artists, painters and photographers, sculptors, mosaic artists and more.
    Daniella Walsh, Orange County Register, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of blower
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