Synonyms

cracksman

American

[kraks-muhn] / ˈkræks mən /

noun

Slang.

plural

cracksmen

burglar; housebreaker.

cracksman British

/ ˈkræksmən /

noun

slang a burglar, esp a safe-breaker

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Etymology

Origin of cracksman

First recorded in 1805–15; crack + -s ³ + man

Example Sentences

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After a series of remarkable events their trip ended with the capture of a society “cracksman,” known to the police as the “Boy Raffles.”

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With improvements in safes there has come a corresponding improvement in cracksmen’s methods.

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As the cracksman went, Lem saw a film of moisture glisten in his eyes.

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I’ve never been afraid of any ordinary cracksman’s attempt against that vault; but, if I am right now, this wouldn’t be any ordinary attempt.

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If only accurate statistics were available, I would wager and win on the proposition that not half of 1 per cent of all the cracksmen in America have ever seen Alias Jimmy Valentine.

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