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adjective
- 1. exceptionally good: "a crackerjack eye surgeon"
noun
- 1. an exceptionally good person or thing: "this turbo diesel ambulance is a crackerjack"
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CRACKERJACK definition: 1. excellent, of the highest standard: 2. something or someone excellent: 3. excellent, of the…. Learn more.
: a person or thing of marked excellence. crackerjack adjective. Cracker Jack. 2 of 2. trademark. Crack· er Jack ˈkra-kər-ˌjak. used for a candied popcorn confection. Synonyms. Noun. ace. adept. artist. authority. cognoscente. connoisseur. dab [chiefly British] dab hand [chiefly British] expert. fiend. geek. guru. hand. hotshot.
noun [ C ] us / ˈkræk.ɚ.dʒæk / uk / kræk.əˈdʒæk / US informal old-fashioned. something or someone excellent: a crackerjack of a novel. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. (Definition of crackerjack from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of crackerjack. crackerjack.
Define crackerjack. crackerjack synonyms, crackerjack pronunciation, crackerjack translation, English dictionary definition of crackerjack. also crack·a·jack adj. Slang Of excellent quality or ability; fine. crack′er·jack′ n.
A crackerjack of a magician will amaze you with every trick she performs. You can use the word crackerjack for any excellent thing or person — you might say, for example, that your new car is a crackerjack or compliment your friend on her crackerjack of a performance at the school talent show.
crackerjack. (krækərdʒæk ) adjective [usu ADJ n] Someone or something that is crackerjack is excellent or of very high quality. [US] ...a crackerjack attorney. ...two hours of crackerjack sci-fi drama. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
Definition of crackerjack adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Factsheet. What does the word crackerjack mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the word crackerjack. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised.
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(US, slang) Referring to clothing items (pants, jersey, collar) that comprise the traditional blue uniform of the enlisted men of the US Navy, following the sailor uniform worn by Sailor Jack on boxes of Cracker Jack snacks.
