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
  • The most important thing to look for is whether a password manager offers encryption, which keeps your passwords safe and unreadable to hackers.
    — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The hacker set a trap designed to lure the impostor into claiming more Bitcoin.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 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
  • Those concerns stretch across the realities of AI’s growth today and more speculative possibilities raised by some technologists and whistle-blowers.
    — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The movie is based on the true story of a whistle-blower who exposed Facebook’s secrets.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of blower
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“Cracker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cracker. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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