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English noun: cracker

1. cracker (food) a thin crisp wafer made of flour and water with or without leavening and shortening; unsweetened or semisweet


Broader (hypernym)bread, breadstuff, staff of life


Narrower (hyponym)graham cracker, oyster cracker, pretzel, saltine, soda cracker, water biscuit

2. cracker (person) a poor White person in the southern United States


Synonymsredneck


Broader (hypernym)rustic

3. cracker (person) a programmer who cracks (gains unauthorized access to) computers, typically to do malicious things


SamplesCrackers are often mistakenly called hackers.


Broader (hypernym)coder, computer programmer, programmer, software engineer

4. cracker (artifact) firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing


Synonymsbanger, firecracker


Broader (hypernym)firework, pyrotechnic


Narrower (hyponym)cannon cracker, cherry bomb, whizbang, whizzbang

5. cracker (artifact) a party favor consisting of a paper roll (usually containing candy or a small favor) that pops when pulled at both ends


Synonymscracker bonbon, snapper


Broader (hypernym)favor, favour, party favor, party favour









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