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CRACKER
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Irregular inflected form: cracker
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A party favor consisting of a paper roll (usually containing candy or a small favor) that pops when pulled at both ends
Synonyms:
cracker; cracker bonbon; snapper
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("cracker" is a kind of...):
favor; favour; party favor; party favour (souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party)
Derivation:
crack (make a sharp sound)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing
Synonyms:
banger; cracker; firecracker
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("cracker" is a kind of...):
firework; pyrotechnic ((usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate areas or send signals etc.)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cracker"):
cannon cracker (a large firecracker)
cherry bomb (a red ball-shaped firecracker with high explosive power)
whizbang; whizzbang (a firecracker that (like the whizbang shell) makes a whizzing sound followed by a loud explosion)
Derivation:
crack (make a very sharp explosive sound)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A thin crisp wafer made of flour and water with or without leavening and shortening; unsweetened or semisweet
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("cracker" is a kind of...):
bread; breadstuff; staff of life (food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cracker"):
saltine (a cracker sprinkled with salt before baking)
soda cracker (unsweetened cracker leavened slightly with soda and cream of tartar)
oyster cracker (a small dry usually round cracker)
water biscuit (a thin flour-and-water biscuit usually made without shortening; often served with cheese)
graham cracker (semisweet whole-wheat cracker)
pretzel (glazed and salted cracker typically in the shape of a loose knot)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A programmer who cracks (gains unauthorized access to) computers, typically to do malicious things
Example:
crackers are often mistakenly called hackers
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("cracker" is a kind of...):
coder; computer programmer; programmer; software engineer (a person who designs and writes and tests computer programs)
Derivation:
crack (gain unauthorized access computers with malicious intentions)
Sense 5
Meaning:
A poor White person in the southern United States
Synonyms:
cracker; redneck
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("cracker" is a kind of...):
rustic (an unsophisticated country person)
