cracksman

/'kræksmən/

Thân thiện

A cracksman carefully opens a safe in a dark room.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A thief who specializes in breaking open safes: A "cracksman" is a criminal who uses tools and techniques to force open safes, strongboxes, or vaults to steal the valuable contents inside. This term is specific to this type of burglary.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The police were searching for the cracksman responsible for the bank heist.
  • In the old detective novel, the cracksman used dynamite to open the safe.

Advanced Usage

• The term "cracksman" is somewhat archaic and is most commonly found in historical contexts, older literature, or discussions of classic crime. In modern usage, terms like "safe-cracker" or "safebreaker" are more frequent.
  • The film portrayed the cracksman as a meticulous and skilled artisan of crime.

Variants and Related Words

• Safecracker (n): A more modern synonym for a person who breaks into safes.
  • The safecracker used sophisticated electronic tools.
• Peterman (n): A dated slang term with a similar meaning to cracksman.
• Burglar (n): A more general term for a thief who enters buildings to steal.

Synonyms

• Safebreaker: A person who breaks into safes.
• Safe-cracker: Another term for a person who opens safes illegally.

Related Phrases

• To crack a safe: The verb phrase describing the action a cracksman performs.
  • It took him hours to crack the safe.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a thief who breaks open safes to steal valuable contents

Từ đồng nghĩa

• safebreaker
• safecracker