safecracker

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noun (1)

safe·​crack·​er ˈsāf-ˌkra-kər 

: one that breaks open safes to steal

safecracking

ˈsāf-ˌkra-kiŋ 

noun

safecracking

2 of 2

noun (2)

: the act or process of breaking into a safe especially by explosives to burglarize it

Examples of safecracker in a Sentence

Noun (1)

The bank was robbed by a professional safecracker.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

So Niki decides to contact the criminal safecrackers to make the money that Harry desperately needs. — Stephen Farber, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2026

In the end, staff at the Capitol had to hire a safecracker and jimmy the thing. — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026

In classic heist-thriller fashion, each recruit fulfills a very cool and specific role — the driver, the safecracker, the chemist, etc. — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Jan. 2023

All that’s missing is a safecracker spinning dials and listening for a telltale click. — Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Feb. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1873, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1872, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for safecracker

• firecracker
• acker
• backer
• blacker
• cracker
• hacker
• lacquer
• packer
• slacker
• stacker
• thacker
• tracker