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EnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionarykup/cyberpunk'>cyberpunk hacker
EnglishMerriam-Webster DictionaryExamples
- //a plate of cheese and crackers
- //a cracker who had broken into the intelligence agency's database attempted to leak the classified information
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1cracker
noun
Synonyms & Antonyms
- 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 informationNear Antonyms
- chiefly dialect someone who boasts //you're a fool if you believe half of what that cracker saysSynonyms
Examples
- //They had a two-year courtship before marrying.
- //The male of the species often displays aggression during courtship.
- //the President's courtship of middle-class voters
First Known Use
1596, in the meaning defined abovecourtship
noun
Synonyms
- the series of social engagements shared by a couple looking to get married //a long-married couple who look back on their whirlwind courtship with fondness and laughterSynonyms
First Known Use
1743, in the meaning defined abovecrackle
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- intransitive verb
- : to make small sharp sudden repeated noises //the fire crackles on the hearth: to show animation : sparkle //the essays crackle with wit
- transitive verb
- : to crush or crack with snapping noises
noun
Definition (Entry 2 of 2)
- : the noise of repeated small cracks or reports
- : a network of fine cracks on an otherwise smooth surface
Other Words
Verb
- cracklingly adverb
Examples
Verb
- //The logs crackled in the fire.
- //The leaves crackled under our feet.
First Known Use
Verb
circa 1570, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1aNoun
1833, in the meaning defined at sense 1acracklekup/cyberpunk'>cyberpunk hacker
Examples
- //a plate of cheese and crackers
- //a cracker who had broken into the intelligence agency's database attempted to leak the classified information
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1cracker
noun
Synonyms & Antonyms
- 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 informationNear Antonyms
- chiefly dialect someone who boasts //you're a fool if you believe half of what that cracker saysSynonyms
Examples
- //They had a two-year courtship before marrying.
- //The male of the species often displays aggression during courtship.
- //the President's courtship of middle-class voters
First Known Use
1596, in the meaning defined abovecourtship
noun
Synonyms
- the series of social engagements shared by a couple looking to get married //a long-married couple who look back on their whirlwind courtship with fondness and laughterSynonyms
First Known Use
1743, in the meaning defined abovecrackle
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- intransitive verb
- : to make small sharp sudden repeated noises //the fire crackles on the hearth: to show animation : sparkle //the essays crackle with wit
- transitive verb
- : to crush or crack with snapping noises
noun
Definition (Entry 2 of 2)
- : the noise of repeated small cracks or reports
- : a network of fine cracks on an otherwise smooth surface
Other Words
Verb
- cracklingly adverb
Examples
Verb
- //The logs crackled in the fire.
- //The leaves crackled under our feet.
First Known Use
Verb
circa 1570, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1aNoun
1833, in the meaning defined at sense 1acracklekup/cyberpunk'>cyberpunk hacker
Examples
- //a plate of cheese and crackers
- //a cracker who had broken into the intelligence agency's database attempted to leak the classified information
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1cracker
noun
Synonyms & Antonyms
- 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 informationNear Antonyms
- chiefly dialect someone who boasts //you're a fool if you believe half of what that cracker saysSynonyms
Examples
- //They had a two-year courtship before marrying.
- //The male of the species often displays aggression during courtship.
- //the President's courtship of middle-class voters
First Known Use
1596, in the meaning defined abovecourtship
noun
Synonyms
- the series of social engagements shared by a couple looking to get married //a long-married couple who look back on their whirlwind courtship with fondness and laughterSynonyms
First Known Use
1743, in the meaning defined abovecrackle
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- intransitive verb
- : to make small sharp sudden repeated noises //the fire crackles on the hearth: to show animation : sparkle //the essays crackle with wit
- transitive verb
- : to crush or crack with snapping noises
noun
Definition (Entry 2 of 2)
- : the noise of repeated small cracks or reports
- : a network of fine cracks on an otherwise smooth surface
Other Words
Verb
- cracklingly adverb
Examples
Verb
- //The logs crackled in the fire.
- //The leaves crackled under our feet.
First Known Use
Verb
circa 1570, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1aNoun
1833, in the meaning defined at sense 1acrackle