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. braggart
  3. blower
Noun
  • British energy companies are on alert after hackers believed to be affiliated with the Iranian regime temporarily shut down a small-scale energy generator last month, The Sunday Telegraph reported.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The series of attacks has shaken the members of the community, despite most users recognizing there was not much that the Cara team could do in the face of escalating capabilities of scrapers and hackers.
    — Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of hacker
Noun
  • Clayton is cool and kind and a big braggart.
    — Wendy Paris, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
  • Not to become a braggart, but to amplify my or our team’s success on projects or risk going unnoticed.
    — Lintao "LT" Lu, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of braggart
Noun
  • The counter protesters came in force wielding massive flags, signs and automatic bubble blowers.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Circulate operates by running the system blower for a preset number of minutes periodically within an hour, even if the system is not actively heating or cooling.
    — Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of blower
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“Cracker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cracker. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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