safe-blower
noun
a person who uses explosives to open safes and rob them
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Words nearby safe-blower
Safavid, safe, safe and sound, safe area, safe as houses, safe-blower, safe-breaker, safe-conduct, safecracker, safe-deposit, safe-deposit box
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Example sentences from the Web for safe-blower
Usually they are pan-handlers, beggars and such; though occasionally a yegg-man, or safe-blower, will throw in his lot with them.
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