yegg
Slang for safecracker
A yegg is a burglar or safecracker, especially one who travels from place to place.
The word belongs to early 20th-century American criminal slang and sounds dated today: The yeggs blew the safe and were gone before dawn.
It occasionally appears in period crime fiction and hardboiled detective stories.
One who breaks in
- robberOne who steals by force
- thiefOne who steals
- felonSerious crime perpetrator
- criminalPerson who breaks laws
prowler · trespasser · larceny · burglary · break-in · felony · robbery · heist
One who breaks vaults
- lockpickLock-opening implement
- tumblerFlat-bottomed drinking vessel
- combinationJoining of multiple elements
- drillHole-boring device
blowtorch · vault · nitroglycerine · dynamite · stethoscope · torch · crowbar · explosives
burglar
One who breaks in
criminal · prowler · trespasser · larceny · burglary · break-in · felony · robbery · heist · caper
safe-cracker
One who breaks vaults
- lockpickLock-opening implement
- tumblerFlat-bottomed drinking vessel
- combinationJoining of multiple elements
drill · blowtorch · vault · nitroglycerine · dynamite · stethoscope · torch · crowbar · explosives · boxman
gangster
Criminal organization member
crook · grifter · con · racketeer · syndicate · gang · crew · hideout · safehouse · den
sneak
Move with stealth
infiltrate · case · stakeout · nightwork · gloves · mask · disguise · cover · alias · evasion