Толковый словарь английского языка - cracker

noun Date: 15th century a bragging liar ; boaster, something that makes a cracking or snapping noise: as, fire~, the snapping end of a whiplash ; snapper, a paper holder for a party favor that pops when the ends are pulled sharply, nut~, a dry thin crispy baked bread product that may be leavened or unleavened, 5. a poor usually Southern white, a native or resident of Florida or Georgia, the equipment in which cracking (as of petroleum) is carried out, hacker 4