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safecracker

US/ˈseɪfˌkɹækɚ/

safecracker noun: one who breaks into safes.

Noun

safecracker (plural safecrackers)

  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 of safecracker

All synonyms of safecracker

Forms of safecracker

pluralsafecrackers
alternative formsafe-cracker

Origin of safecracker

From safe + cracker.

Questions about safecracker

What does safecracker mean?
Safecracker means one who breaks into safes.
What part of speech is safecracker?
Safecracker is a noun.
How do you pronounce safecracker?
Safecracker is pronounced /ˈseɪfˌkɹækɚ/ (US).
What is the plural of safecracker?
The plural of safecracker is safecrackers.

Words near safecracker in the dictionary

  1. safeboxes
  2. safebreaker
  3. safebreakers
  4. safebreaking
  5. safebreakings
  6. safecracker
  7. safecrackers
  8. safecracking
  9. safecrackings
  10. safed
  11. Safed Koh

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