Noun: cracksman (cracksmen) kraks-mun
Usage: archaic
Usage: archaic
- A male thief who breaks open safes to steal valuable contents
"The cracksman carefully cracked the safe and made off with the jewels"
Derived forms: cracksmen
Type of: adult male, bozo [N. Amer, informal], cat [N. Amer, informal], chappie [Brit, informal], geezer [Brit, informal], guy [informal], hombre [N. Amer, informal], man, safebreaker, safecracker, sod [informal], yegg [N. Amer, informal]
Encyclopedia: Cracksman