safecracker

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US/ˈseɪfˌkɹækɚ/

noun

One who breaks into safes.

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Meanings

nounsafecracker (plural safecrackers)

plural safecrackers · alternative safe-cracker

  1. One who breaks into safes.

    His fingers were slender and delicate, an evolutionary advantage for a safecracker.

    2023, Colson Whitehead, Crook Manifesto, Fleet, page 281

    Synonyms: cracksman, jug-heavy, peterman, safebreaker, yegg, yeggman

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOne who breaks into safes.

Similar
cracksmanjug-heavypetermansafebreakeryeggyeggman

More synonyms by meaning

nouna thief who breaks open safes to steal valuable contents

Similar
safebreaker
Broader
thiefstealer
Also see
petermansafebreakeryeggyeggman

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From safe + cracker.

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Translations

Bulgarian касоразбивач
  • касоразбивач (kasorazbivač)translation one who practices safecracking
Czech kasař
  • kasařtranslation one who practices safecracking
Dutch kluizenkraker
  • kluizenkrakertranslation one who practices safecracking
Finnish kassakaappimurtaja
  • kassakaappimurtajatranslation one who practices safecracking
German Geldschrankknacker
  • Geldschrankknackertranslation one who practices safecracking
Greek ανοίχτρας, παραβιαστής
  • ανοίχτρας (anoíchtras)translation one who practices safecracking
  • παραβιαστής (paraviastís)translation one who practices safecracking
Hungarian kasszafúró, mackós
  • kasszafúrótranslation one who practices safecracking
  • mackóstranslation one who practices safecracking
Italian scassinatore (di casseforti), scassinatrice (di casseforti)
  • scassinatore (di casseforti)translation one who practices safecracking
  • scassinatrice (di casseforti)translation one who practices safecracking
Polish kasiarz
  • kasiarztranslation one who practices safecracking
Romanian spărgător de seifuri
  • spărgător de seifuritranslation one who practices safecracking
Russian медвежа́тник
  • медвежа́тник (medvežátnik)translation one who practices safecracking
Swedish kassaskåpssprängare, dynamitard
  • kassaskåpssprängaretranslation one who practices safecracking
  • dynamitardtranslation one who practices safecracking
Turkish kasa hırsızı
  • kasa hırsızıtranslation one who practices safecracking
Cite this entry
APA

safecracker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/safecracker

MLA

“safecracker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/safecracker. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “safecracker,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/safecracker.

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