cracksman

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Noun
  • To build out a beloved landmark in a historic district, under the anxious eye of preservationists, and slip in an extra 27,000 square feet of new construction practically unnoticed — that’s the work of a reverse cat burglar.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 25 Mar. 2025
  • This American heiress summering in Cannes has just met Grant’s former cat burglar.
    Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The burglars used my pillowcases to haul off heirloom jewelry.
    Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
  • His gentleman burglar act falters before long.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The idea that new technology can flip the odds of catching a thief or recovering a child feels like progress.
    Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Overall last year, nighttime thefts of copper wiring along RTD disrupted train service 21 times between April and October, with thieves escaping with metal worth about $110,000.
    John Aguilar, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Redford plays an aging bank robber and escape artist who can’t quite quit the criminal life, and even gets to ride a horse – a fitting bookend for a inimitable Hollywood career.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
  • That film begins with charismatic bank robber Ryan Gosling in a thrilling motorcycle escape from the cops, and moves through several twists and turns, lurches forward in time, and holds Gosling at its heart as a man doing bad things for good reasons.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Cracksman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cracksman. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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