I. ˈkrakə(r) noun
( -s )
1. chiefly dialect
a. : bragging liar : boaster
b. : lie
c. : one that quips or relates wittily
a cracker of jokes
2. : anything that makes a cracking or snapping noise: as
a. : firecracker
b. : the cracking or snapping part at the end of a whiplash : snapper
c. : a paper cylinder-shaped holder for a party favor containing an explosive that discharges when the ends are pulled sharply
3. : one that cracks especially into pieces:
a. crackers plural : nutcracker
b. : one that softens and breaks down slabs of milled rubber so that they can be more easily cut for feeding into the tubing machine
4. : a small dry bakery product made of flour and water with or without leavening and shortening and salted, semisweet, or plain
5.
[probably from cracker “boaster”]
a. South : poor white — usually used disparagingly
b. : georgian — used as a nickname
c. : floridian — used as a nickname
6. Britain : a rapid pace
7. : a light yellowish brown that is redder and slightly lighter and stronger than khaki, duller than walnut brown, less strong and slightly yellower and lighter than cinnamon and duller and slightly redder than manila
8. : the equipment in which cracking is carried out
II. noun
: hacker 2 herein