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- DictionaryCrack·er/ˈkrakər/
noun
- 1. a thin, crisp wafer often eaten with cheese or other savory toppings.
- 2. a person or thing that cracks.
Cracker is always disparaging and offensive when used to refer to a poor white person in the South; the word in this sense often implies that the person is regarded as ignorant or uneducated. When used by Black people, cracker can refer to a Southern white racist, not necessarily poor or rural.
(ˈkrækər) noun. 1. a thin, crisp biscuit. 2. a firecracker. 3. Also called: cracker bonbon. a small paper roll used as a party favor, that usually contains candy, trinkets, etc., and that pops when pulled sharply at one or both ends. 4. (cap) derogatorysometimes , offensive. a native or inhabitant of Georgia (used as a nickname )
cracker noun (GOOD) someone or something that is very good (Definition of cracker from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
crack•er (krak′ ər), n. Food a thin, crisp biscuit. a firecracker. Also called crack′er bon′bon. a small paper roll used as a party favor, that usually contains candy, trinkets, etc., and that pops when pulled sharply at one or both ends. Slang Terms (cap.)
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Food, Leisure, Computers crack‧er /ˈkrækə $ -ər/ noun [ countable] 1 a hard dry type of bread in small flat shapes, that is often eaten with cheese 2 (also Christmas cracker) a decorated paper tube that makes a small exploding sound when you pull it apart.
Britannica Dictionary definition of CRACKER. [count] 1. : a dry, thin baked food that is made of flour and water and is often eaten with cheese. a plate of cheese and crackers. — see also animal cracker, graham cracker, oyster cracker, soda cracker. 2. : a person who can crack something (such as a safe or a secret code)
Jul 2, 2013 · "Cracker," the old standby of Anglo insults was first noted in the mid 18th century, making it older than the United States itself. It was used to refer to poor whites, particularly those inhabiting the frontier regions of Maryland, Virginia and Georgia.
