getaway driver
Heist team's chauffeur
A getaway driver is the person who waits in a vehicle during a crime—typically a robbery—and drives the perpetrators away from the scene.
The role requires quick reflexes and knowledge of escape routes.
The bank heist fell apart when the getaway driver panicked and left early.
The term appears in crime reporting and heist films, where the driver is often a distinct character from those who enter the building.
- wheelmanCriminal escape driver
- smooth operatorCharming, calculating person
- heistOrganized large-scale theft
- inside jobCrime with insider help
- escapeFlight from captivity
robbery · chase · accomplice · criminal · speeding · pedal to the metal · pursuit · police · sirens · bank job · stolen vehicle · crew · score · no questions asked · waiting · back seat · back alley · stash
- complicityaccomplice, aiding, abetting, complicity, co-conspirator
- heistsheist, bank job, bank heist, bank robbery, art heist
- accomplicesaccomplice, accessory, co-conspirator, abettor, collaborator
- Bank RobbersJohn Dillinger, Jesse James, Bonnie and Clyde, Butch Cassidy, Pretty Boy Floyd
- racersracer, runner, cyclist, rider, sprinter
- thievesthief, robber, burglar, pickpocket, shoplifter
getaway driverinside man
Embedded source for outsiders
safecracker · bank robber · triggerman · mastermind · lookout
getaway driverpatrol officer
Uniformed law enforcer
cop · law enforcement · highway patrol · arresting officer · detective
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