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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Noun
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Which is why Google paid hackers $11.8 million in bug bounties across 2024 to find and report them, and regularly issues product security updates as they are uncovered.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025 -
The intrigue: The takedown deals a major blow to the Russian cybercriminal ecosystem amid questions about whether the U.S. is still committed to fighting Russian hackers.—
Sam Sabin,
Axios,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The story is told from Dah’s perspective, as Jocelyn—who displays a quasi-mystical rapport with fighting cocks—suffers an emotional breakdown, putting their business and their lives in danger.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
26 July 2024
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The former became fighting cocks and the latter became sows.—
Matthew Gavin Frank,
Harper's Magazine,
6 June 2023
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He’s swept away in a sea of raves MILAN — Giorgio Armani is not a very good braggart.—
Tonya Blazio-Licorish,
WWD,
17 Oct. 2024
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Researchers also studied real-life workplace braggarts and found their colleagues often perceived them negatively.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
28 May 2024
Noun
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Cub Cadet electric start gas snow blower: $1,299 One of the more high-tech snow blowers, the Cub Cadet gas snow blower, has all the bells and whistles.—
Christopher Murray,
Fox News,
10 Dec. 2024
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Think of all the noise and air pollution in every city in the U.S. To protect our health and the environment, vote to ban gas blowers in your city.—
Ticked Off,
Orlando Sentinel,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Cracker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cracker. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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