cracksman
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Storri, who had been studying London Bill as hard as ever that cracksman was studying him, re-began in earnest.
From The President A novel by Alfred Henry Lewis
Storri would have come oftener to observe how London Bill fared with his work, but the cracksman discountenanced the thought.
From The President A novel by Alfred Henry Lewis
Bat waved a hand and the cracksman disappeared through a door upon which was painted the word "Private."
From Ashton-Kirk, Criminologist by John T. McIntyre
Bradbury and his fellows went to work to find the old clergyman, alias cracksman.
From International Short Stories English by Various
And yet we have seen this cracksman captain—for he, too, was a captain at times—jostling and bellowing for odds among some of the highest and noblest of the land!
From Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour by Robert Smith Surtees
The cracksmen keep up with the latest technology and quickly find any weak spot in a new design.
From Time Magazine Archive
On the night of Feb. 24, 1917 Spy Master Mayer's safe was rifled by expert Italian cracksmen.
From Time Magazine Archive
Two reformed cracksmen are unjustly accused of the theft and are severely put to it to prove their innocence when the very pearls turn up in their apartments.
From Time Magazine Archive
Jason Statham, ever the East End Bruce Willis, leads the amateur cracksmen as they get tangled in about 56 subplots involving MI5, good and bad cops, porn dealers, black radicals and jealous wives.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was evident, from the man's manner, that he believed his passengers were cracksmen who had just successfully carried out an enterprise of importance.
From In the Irish Brigade A Tale of War in Flanders and Spain by Charles Mills Sheldon
