- cracksman
- noun Date: circa 1812 burglar; also safecracker
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
cracksman
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Cracksman — Cracks man (kr?ks man), n., pl. {Cracksmen} ( men). A burglar. [Slang] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cracksman — [kraks′mən] n. pl. cracksmen [kraks′mən] [< CRACK1, vt. 8 + MAN] [Old Slang] a burglar or safecracker … English World dictionary
cracksman — /kraks meuhn/, n., pl. cracksmen. Slang. burglar; housebreaker. [1805 15; CRACK + S3 + MAN1] * * * … Universalium
cracksman — cracks·man || kræksmÉ™n n. safebreaker, safecracker; burglar (Slang) … English contemporary dictionary
cracksman — noun (plural cracksmen) informal, dated a safe breaker … English new terms dictionary
cracksman — cracks·man … English syllables
cracksman — cracks•man [[t]ˈkræks mən[/t]] n. pl. men. Slang. sts a burglar • Etymology: 1805–15 … From formal English to slang
cracksman — /ˈkræksmən/ (say kraksmuhn) noun (plural cracksmen) Colloquial a burglar. {combination of two words originally in a syntactical relationship; crack s (genitive case) (crack (def. 56) + man} …
cracksman — Burglar … A concise dictionary of English slang
cracksman — n. (pl. men) sl. a burglar, esp. a safe breaker … Useful english dictionary
