safecracker

noun

safecracker

noun

US /ˈseɪfˌkɹækɚ/

Etymology From safe + cracker.

1

One who breaks into safes.

His fingers were slender and delicate, an evolutionary advantage for a safecracker.2023, Colson Whitehead, Crook Manifesto, Fleet, page 281:

Synonyms: yegg, yeggman, safebreaker, peterman, jug-heavy, cracksman
Related terms: safecracking

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