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safecracker

noun safe·crack·er \ˈsāf-ˌkra-kər\

: a person who steals things by opening safes

Full Definition of SAFECRACKER

:  one that breaks open safes to steal
— safe·crack·ing \-kiŋ\ noun
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First Known Use of SAFECRACKER

circa 1825

Other Legal Terms

actionable, alienable, carceral, chattel, complicity, decedent, larceny, malfeasance, modus operandi

Rhymes with SAFECRACKER

attacker, backpacker, bushwhacker, carjacker, comebacker, fast-tracker, firecracker, greenbacker, hijacker, kayaker, linebacker, nutcracker, racetracker, ransacker, shellcracker, skyjacker, unpacker, wisecracker

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