'firecracker' definitions:

Definition of 'firecracker'

From: WordNet
noun
Firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing [syn: firecracker, cracker, banger]

Definition of 'firecracker'

From: GCIDE
  • firecracker \fire"crack`er\, n. A small explosive device consisting of a paper or cardboard cylinder having only sufficient explosive mixture to make a loud bang, ignited by a short fuse, and used mostly as an entertainment or in celebrations. Same as Cracker., n., 3. [1913 Webster +PJC]

Definition of 'firecracker'

From: GCIDE
  • Cracker \Crack"er\ (kr[a^]k"[~e]r), n.
  • 1. One who, or that which, cracks. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A noisy boaster; a swaggering fellow. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • What cracker is this same that deafs our ears? --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A small firework, consisting of a little powder inclosed in a thick paper cylinder with a fuse, and exploding with a sharp noise; -- usually called firecracker. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. A thin, dry biscuit, often hard or crisp; as, a Boston cracker; a Graham cracker; a soda cracker; an oyster cracker. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. A nickname to designate a poor white in some parts of the Southern United States. --Bartlett. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. (Zool.) The pintail duck. [1913 Webster]
  • 7. pl. (Mach.) A pair of fluted rolls for grinding caoutchouc. --Knight. [1913 Webster]