safe-cracker
Combination lock defeater
A safe-cracker is someone who breaks into safes, typically to steal their contents.
The term suggests professional skill rather than brute force—using specialized tools, listening for tumbler clicks, or manipulating combination locks: The gang hired an experienced safe-cracker for the bank job.
Also spelled safecracker.
One who steals
- burglarOne who breaks in
- robberOne who steals by force
- felonSerious crime perpetrator
- cat-burglarThief specializing in climbing
housebreaker · intruder · trespasser · convict · recidivist · accomplice · gang · underworld
Secure storage chamber
- lootStolen valuables
- robberyTheft through intimidation
- caperPrank or pickled bud
- mastermindScheme's chief planner
getaway · blueprint · diamonds · jewels · cash · score · fence · swag
Lock-opening implement
- tumblerFlat-bottomed drinking vessel
- combinationJoining of multiple elements
- dialGraduated circular indicator
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
stethoscope · drill · bypass · decoding · autodialer · borescope · override · torch
Prank or pickled bud
Covert information gatherer
- agentOne who acts independently
- covertIntentionally concealed
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
- infiltrationCovert entry into organization
intelligence · operative · surveillance · cipher · secrecy · documents · embassy · classified
thief
One who steals
cat-burglar · housebreaker · intruder · trespasser · convict · recidivist · accomplice · gang · underworld · wanted
vault
Secure storage chamber
mastermind · getaway · blueprint · diamonds · jewels · cash · score · fence · swag · timelock
lockpick
Lock-opening implement
- tumblerFlat-bottomed drinking vessel
- combinationJoining of multiple elements
- dialGraduated circular indicator
manipulation · stethoscope · drill · bypass · decoding · autodialer · borescope · override · torch · cutting
caper
Prank or pickled bud
spy
Covert information gatherer
- agentOne who acts independently
- covertIntentionally concealed
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
infiltration · intelligence · operative · surveillance · cipher · secrecy · documents · embassy · classified · mission