cracksman

Example Sentences

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Bradbury had undertaken too much; his cracksman seemed to the King's advisers as shadowy as the double of Daniel Cox.

From International Short Stories English by Various

On our removal to England, the "cracksman," was leg-ironed to me as an additional security against his making his escape.

From Six Years in the Prisons of England by Henderson, Frank

Entrance into his apartment was affected by an expert cracksman, the New York police say.

From Death Points a Finger by Levinrew, Will

"It has been amusing to play the part you assigned me of amateur cracksman, but really, I'm afraid, it can't be done without a better make-up."

From Nobody by Jacobs, W. L.

It’s empty now, and a cracksman trying to get into it would ruin a perfectly good safe, for nothing.”

From 'Firebrand' Trevison by Ivory, P. V. E. (Percy Van Eman)