crack·er·jack
ˈkra-kər-ˌjak 
variants
or less commonly crackajack
: a person or thing of marked excellence
crackerjack
adjective
Crack·er Jack
ˈkra-kər-ˌjak
—used for a candied popcorn confection
Examples of crackerjack in a Sentence
Noun
a young prospect who's supposed to be a crackerjack on the baseball diamond
the cheese maker's aged cheddar is a real crackerjack
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Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
That’s some crackerjack dealing from president of baseball operations Jerry Dipoto, who has always been an aggressive trader but has also been limited through the years by a stingy ownership group that has capped the Mariners’ payroll.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2025
Backed by a quartet of crackerjack touring members, the duo opened the show on a high-tech stage filled with flashing, oversize television sets and the glitz kind of felt off brand for the guys.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 26 July 2025
Factor in issues related to ego — few artists will risk ceding the spotlight to a crackerjack support cast, let alone fork over a bigger cut of their paycheck to compensate extra personnel — and the notion practically becomes a nonstarter.
—Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2025
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Noun
As an alum of The Washington Post’s crackerjack sports desk of decades past, she is best known as an ace author, whose trilogy of biographies—of Sandy Koufax, Mickey Mantle, and Babe Ruth—ensure her place in the first division of the baseball chroniclers.
—Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
That’s some crackerjack dealing from president of baseball operations Jerry Dipoto, who has always been an aggressive trader but has also been limited through the years by a stingy ownership group that has capped the Mariners’ payroll.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2025
Backed by a quartet of crackerjack touring members, the duo opened the show on a high-tech stage filled with flashing, oversize television sets and the glitz kind of felt off brand for the guys.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 26 July 2025
Factor in issues related to ego — few artists will risk ceding the spotlight to a crackerjack support cast, let alone fork over a bigger cut of their paycheck to compensate extra personnel — and the notion practically becomes a nonstarter.
—Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2025
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“Crackerjack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crackerjack. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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crackerjack
noun
crack·er·jack
ˈkrak-ər-ˌjak
: a person or thing of special excellence
she's a crackerjack at solving crossword puzzles
crackerjack
adjective
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