safe-blower
Definition
Noun: - A person who uses explosives to break open and steal from safes.
Usage Examples
- (A criminal who used explosives to open safes.)
- (Individuals specializing in cracking safes with dynamite or other explosives.)
Advanced Usage
- "to act as a safe-blower": to perform the role of someone who professionally opens safes with explosives.
- In the film, the character acts as a safe-blower during the robbery. (He plays the part of a safe-cracking expert.)
Variants and Related Words
- Safe-blowing (noun): the act or practice of using explosives to open safes.
- Safe-blowing requires careful handling of explosives to avoid injury. (The technique of blowing safes open.)
- Safecracker (noun): a person who opens safes without explosives, often by skill or tools.
- Unlike a safe-blower, a safecracker uses precision tools rather than explosives. (A different method of safe opening.)
Synonyms
- Safe-cracker: a person who opens safes illegally, often by manipulation or drilling.
- Burglar: a person who breaks into buildings to steal, though not specifically using explosives.
- Heist artist: a colloquial term for someone involved in elaborate thefts, including safes.
Related Idioms
- Blow the safe: to open a safe using explosives.
- The gang planned to blow the safe during the night. (They intended to use dynamite to break the safe open.)
- Crack the safe: to open a safe illegally, typically without explosives.
- He managed to crack the safe using a stethoscope. (He opened it by listening to the tumblers.)