cracksman

[ kraks-muhn ]
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noun,plural cracks·men.Slang.
  1. burglar; housebreaker.

Origin of cracksman

1
First recorded in 1805–15; crack + -s3 + man

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British Dictionary definitions for cracksman

cracksman

/ (ˈkræksmən) /


nounplural -men
  1. slang a burglar, esp a safe-breaker

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