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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.
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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
Following his Oscar-winning doc Navalny, Roher pivots to narrative features with this heist thriller about a gifted piano tuner turned safecracker.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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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
Following his Oscar-winning doc Navalny, Roher pivots to narrative features with this heist thriller about a gifted piano tuner turned safecracker.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for safecracker
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The moments a Simi Valley trading card store was targeted by smash-and-grab burglars were caught on camera early Sunday morning.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
5 Jan. 2026
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In addition to taking the cash register, the burglars stole recently delivered inventory.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
30 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The empty frames left by the thieves still hang in the museum to this day.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Investigators said the thief arrived in a white 2005-2010 Chevrolet Silverado.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Nov. 2025
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One robber also used pepper spray.—
Cameron Macdonald,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Police said in each instance, two to four robbers exited a white sedan, approached the victims, and demanded their personal items at gunpoint.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
5 Jan. 2026
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In 1930, Whitney, the scion of a prominent New England family, became the president of the stock exchange, but he was ultimately exposed as an embezzler and served more than three years in Sing Sing.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Safecracker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/safecracker. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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