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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Rebecca Milzoff, Billboard, 2 May 2025
The most obvious standout is Cook, who combines the square-jawed looks of a superhero with the crackerjack comic timing and nimble facial expressions of an Alan Tudyk character.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
With a crackerjack band led by Don Was that included members of Goose, Dead & Company and Grahame Lesh, a number of performers made the Dead’s uniquely genre-blending sound into their own.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 1 Feb. 2025
His crackerjack co-stars include John Lithgow, Stanley Tucci, Lucian Msamati, Carlos Diehz, and Isabella Rossellini, as a nun on a mission.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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Noun
So far, that’s working out well: Dead Outlaw just received a best musical nomination for the 2025 Tony Awards, one of seven nods for the show also including best score for Yazbek and Della Penna’s music, which is performed by a crackerjack band onstage.
—Rebecca Milzoff, Billboard, 2 May 2025
The most obvious standout is Cook, who combines the square-jawed looks of a superhero with the crackerjack comic timing and nimble facial expressions of an Alan Tudyk character.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
With a crackerjack band led by Don Was that included members of Goose, Dead & Company and Grahame Lesh, a number of performers made the Dead’s uniquely genre-blending sound into their own.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 1 Feb. 2025
His crackerjack co-stars include John Lithgow, Stanley Tucci, Lucian Msamati, Carlos Diehz, and Isabella Rossellini, as a nun on a mission.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Crackerjack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crackerjack. Accessed 1 Jul. 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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