cracksman
burglar; housebreaker.
Origin of cracksman
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How to use cracksman in a sentence
Since when have the honorable Outdoor Chums taken to cracksmen's ways, I'd like to know?
The Outdoor Chums at Cabin Point | Quincy AllenIt was the last place in which they would look for a couple of expert cracksmen with no previous knowledge of the house.
A Thief in the Night | E. W. HornungWe went into another store, where amid a ruin of splintered wood, stood the owner's safe, blown open as by cracksmen.
Behind the Scenes in Warring Germany | Edward Lyell FoxSome cracksmen burst the safe in the third one from the water, ten minutes after the radio station was smashed.
The Arrow of Fire | Roy J. SnellThe door of their room was locked, with the key inside, but the cracksmen turned this by means of nippers and walked in.
British Dictionary definitions for cracksman
/ (ˈkræksmən) /
slang a burglar, esp a safe-breaker
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