noun Slang.
1.
a safecracker.
2.
an itinerant burglar.
3.
a thug.
Origin:
1925–30, Americanism; of obscure origin; the proposals that the word is < German Jäger “hunter” or that it is the surname of a well-known safecracker are both very dubious
1925–30, Americanism; of obscure origin; the proposals that the word is < German Jäger “hunter” or that it is the surname of a well-known safecracker are both very dubious
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| slang chiefly (US) a burglar or safe-breaker | |
| [C20: perhaps from the surname of a burglar] | |
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Word Origin & History
yegg
"thief, burglar," especially "safecracker," 1903, underworld slang, of unknown origin, said to be from John Yegg, a Swedish tramp, or from Ger. Jäger "huntsman."
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