cracker Meaning and Definition

1. n. a party favor consisting of a paper roll (usually containing candy or a small favor) that pops when pulled at both ends

2. n. firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing

3. n. a thin crisp wafer made of flour and water with or without leavening and shortening; unsweetened or semisweet

4. n. a programmer who cracks' (gains unauthorized access to) computers, typically to do malicious things

5. n. a poor white person in the southern United States