"crasher" meaning in English

See crasher in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: crashers [plural]
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  1. One who crashes.
    Sense id: en-crasher-en-noun-mQpWG6xF Categories (other): English entries with etymon, Pages with 2 entries, People Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 34 27 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 22 18 23 19 3 4 11 Disambiguation of People: 54 46 0
  2. One who attends an event without an invitation. Synonyms: gatecrasher
    Sense id: en-crasher-en-noun-q3of0x6u Categories (other): English entries with etymon, Pages with 2 entries, People Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 34 27 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 22 18 23 19 3 4 11 Disambiguation of People: 54 46 0
  3. (computing) A person or program that causes a system to crash.
    Sense id: en-crasher-en-noun-1MRa1O~B Categories (other): Computing, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 29 26 44 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 29 23 48 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 29 23 48 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 34 27 39 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 24 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 25 20 56 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 24 32 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 22 18 23 19 3 4 11 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 25 19 56 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 28 22 50 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: party crasher

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