cracksman
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His presence in the pie pantry had been misinterpreted by a cracksman; and he, the harmless organist of Dr. Bulgerly's church, was claimed as the associate of a dangerous, perhaps notorious, thief.
From Visionaries by Huneker, James
I thought possibly you knew of some reformed cracksman who would do this one favor for me just to tide things over.
From R. Holmes & Co. by Bangs, John Kendrick
No single cracksman paramount, no code, No master spirit, that will take the road, But equal dearth of pluck and highwaymen!”
From The Bon Gaultier Ballads by Doyle, Richard
Entrance into his apartment was affected by an expert cracksman, the New York police say.
From Death Points a Finger by Levinrew, Will
Who would connect that all too common occurrence, a tramp maimed by the railroad, with, the mysterious disappearance of the cracksman, Slippy McGee?
From Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man by Oemler, Marie Conway
On the night of Feb. 24, 1917 Spy Master Mayer's safe was rifled by expert Italian cracksmen.
From Time Magazine Archive
The cracksmen keep up with the latest technology and quickly find any weak spot in a new design.
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
He was one of the most accomplished cracksmen in England, and feats which seemed impossible to me would probably be the merest child's play to him.
From A Rogue by Compulsion by Bridges, Victor
