safecracker

noun

Definition of safecrackernext
as in burglar

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Recent Examples of safecracker Army of Thieves stars Sebastian, a character who was a somewhat minor part of the team in Army of the Dead, a safecracker named Dieter. — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2021 The latter, played by Matthias Schweighofer, is a genius safecracker. — Andy Meek, BGR, 29 Oct. 2021 The main holdover from the first film is German actor/director Matthias Schweighöfer, who played the safecracker Dieter, and not only stars in the film but directs it. — Brian Lowry, CNN, 29 Oct. 2021 The film is most engaging when Sebastian, who’s basically presented as the genius safecracker of all time, stands before one of these contraptions without knowing anything about it and figures out how to open it. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 26 Oct. 2021 See All Example Sentences for safecracker
Recent Examples of Synonyms for safecracker
  1. burglar
  2. thief
  3. robber
  4. embezzler
Noun
  • For example, the 60-year-old burglar who's already done three of his five years might prove as much.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Notably in October 2024, burglars broke into several shipping containers on a freight train in the West Side's Austin community in an hours-long daylight heist.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of burglar
Noun
  • The first film, a box office hit, follows an explosive face-off between Los Angeles Police Department detective Lieutenant Vincent Hanna (Pacino) and professional thief Neil McCauley (De Niro).
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Just after the illustration of the Devil is a collection of three spells to cure disease and fever and two magic formulas for catching thieves.
    — Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of thief
Noun
  • Romero retired from the NYPD as a detective in 2001, a year after he was shot while off duty by armed robbers at his family-run laundromat in Brooklyn, law enforcement sources told ABC New York City station WABC.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The series opens from the police perspective, but later the story rewinds and is told through the eyes of the robbers and and their hostages inside the bank.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of robber
Noun
  • To begin with, the community is run by Blaine Shaw (Seth Numrich), surely the slickest scammer of old folks since John Mahoney’s nursing-home embezzler in 1989’s Say Anything.
    — Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 31 May 2026
  • Barb knowingly taking money from an embezzler would reshape our understanding of her as a character.
    — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2025
Definition of embezzler

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“Safecracker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/safecracker. Accessed 3 Nov. 2026.

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