"wit-cracker" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wit-crackers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} wit-cracker (plural wit-crackers)
  1. (obsolete) One who makes jests; a joker. Tags: obsolete Synonyms: witcracker Related terms: crack wise
    Sense id: en-wit-cracker-en-noun-nnrvMg4K Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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