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SAFECRACKER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does safecracker mean? 

SAFECRACKER (noun)
  The noun SAFECRACKER has 1 sense:

1. a thief who breaks open safes to steal valuable contentsplay

  Familiarity information: SAFECRACKER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SAFECRACKER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A thief who breaks open safes to steal valuable contents

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

cracksman; safebreaker; safecracker

Hypernyms ("safecracker" is a kind of...):

stealer; thief (a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it)


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