cracker

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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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cracker
Noun
  • The price of bitcoin spiked by more than $1,000 after the bogus tweet by the hackers on Jan. 9, 2024.
    Dan Mangan, CNBC, 10 Feb. 2025
  • The organization did not disclose how the hackers gained access to the data or whether proper cybersecurity measures were in place at the time of the breach.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 8 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Close-ups of hand jobs, spread asses, and hard cocks are difficult, however, to overlook.
    Richard Meyer, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
  • In the rank and file of men showering the cocks and balls took on the air almost of an independent species, exhibited in instructive contrasts.
    Charles McGrath, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • 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
  • Researchers also studied real-life workplace braggarts and found their colleagues often perceived them negatively.
    Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 28 May 2024
Noun
  • Thanks to the twin blowers, the Vantage’s engine pounded out a stunning 550 horsepower and 555 lb-ft of torque.
    Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 30 Jan. 2025
  • Home to woodworkers, ceramicists, glass blowers, and musicians, the city has an arts-centric Live-Work-Create District with a non-profit artist-in-residence program and regular events open to the public, including studio visits and exhibitions.
    Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Cracker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cracker. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

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