safe-breaker


noun

a person who breaks open and robs safes Also called: safe-cracker

Example sentences from the Web for safe-breaker

  • He forgot his triumph with Carrie in the possibility of soon being known for what he was, in this man's eyes, a safe-breaker.

    Sister Carrie |Theodore Dreiser
  • You are known as a safe-breaker; you have served a term for it.

    The White Moll |Frank L. Packard