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Definition of cracksman in English: cracksmannounPlural cracksmen ˈkraksmənˈkræksmən dated, informal A burglar, especially a safe-breaker. 〈非正式, 旧〉（尤指撬窃保险箱的）窃贼 Example sentencesExamples - It is rather premature to say as yet who the cracksmen are.
- Raffles and his helper were criminals - specifically amateur cracksmen.
- Cracksmen are on the prowl.
- The cracksman didn't even require any nitro-glycerine to open the safe.
- The cracksmen secured a crowbar and other tools from the railway shops, and also piled a quantity of baled hay about the building.
- There were however two much earlier cracksmen of whom it is unlikely anyone has ever heard.
- Two reformed cracksmen are unjustly accused of the theft and are severely put to it to prove their innocence.
- For a time, he worked as an assistant for other, better trained cracksmen.
- Channels were changed by turning a dial with all the care of a master cracksman opening the safe of the Bank of England.
- It would prove an insurmountable or even lethal obstacle to most cracksmen.
Synonyms criminal, lawbreaker, offender, villain, black hat, delinquent, malefactor, culprit, wrongdoer, transgressor, sinner
Definition of cracksman in US English: cracksmannounˈkræksmənˈkraksmən dated, informal A burglar, especially a safecracker. 〈非正式, 旧〉（尤指撬窃保险箱的）窃贼 Example sentencesExamples - Cracksmen are on the prowl.
- Channels were changed by turning a dial with all the care of a master cracksman opening the safe of the Bank of England.
- Two reformed cracksmen are unjustly accused of the theft and are severely put to it to prove their innocence.
- It is rather premature to say as yet who the cracksmen are.
- The cracksmen secured a crowbar and other tools from the railway shops, and also piled a quantity of baled hay about the building.
- There were however two much earlier cracksmen of whom it is unlikely anyone has ever heard.
- The cracksman didn't even require any nitro-glycerine to open the safe.
- Raffles and his helper were criminals - specifically amateur cracksmen.
- For a time, he worked as an assistant for other, better trained cracksmen.
- It would prove an insurmountable or even lethal obstacle to most cracksmen.
Synonyms criminal, lawbreaker, offender, villain, black hat, delinquent, malefactor, culprit, wrongdoer, transgressor, sinner
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