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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In fact, cybersecurity researchers are warning that hackers have started exploiting flaws in these chatbots to carry out AI phishing attacks.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
19 July 2025 -
Researchers from the Google Threat Intelligence Group said that hackers are compromising SonicWall Secure Mobile Access (SMA) appliances, which sit at the edge of enterprise networks and manage and secure access by mobile devices.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
16 July 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
Noun
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When a person lacks humility, the deficiency will show up as being a braggart and disrespectful.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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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
Noun
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The models use blower parts to push an enormous amount of air up a small pipe, through a chopper and out the horn.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
25 July 2025
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That was the case until the week after Easter 2023 when the organ's 113-year-old blower finally gave out – marking the true end of its life, Robertson said.—
Aaron Valdez,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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“Cracker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cracker. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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