safe-breaker

safe-breaker

n
a person who breaks open and robs safes. Also called: safe-cracker
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
Translations

safe-breaker

[ˈseɪfˌbreɪkəʳ] safe-cracker [ˈseifˌkrækəʳ] (Am) n → scassinatore/trice
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
Mentioned in
References in periodicals archive
Sexy Beast (Friday, Channel 4, 12.10am) (2000) A retired safe-breaker enjoying the high life in Spain becomes the target of unwanted attention when his psychotic former gangland boss comes looking to enlist his expertise for a major bank robbery in London.
FILMS OF THE WEEK
His recollections added another dimension to the trip - especially when he disclosed that his role in the conflict was as a safe-breaker for the CIA.
KING MEKONG; John Honeywell joins a river cruise in southeast Asia full of contrasts and memories Mekong experience is packed with thrills
The two other suspects not in court are a high-ranking army officer named Mohannad Abdel Saheb, and a safe-breaker, known only as Hussein.
Iraq: Death sentence for four security men participated in bank robbery
He played a retired safe-breaker talked into coming out of retirement to do one last job.
Set ting the scene on TV and in films; Cleb city Location LOCATION is everything when it comes to great television and movies and Coventry and Warwickshire has played a starring role in many memorable cinema and small screen moments. TV writer MARION McMULLEN continues the Celeb City series with a look at some of the shows that have benefited from the area
Rooney is about to explode in a scoring glut again and Scholes, that nimble-toed defensive safe-breaker, has never played better.
Football: No Silva so United are set to cash in
George Reynolds The former safe-breaker took control of Darlington in 1999.
FOOTBALL: THE COUNTDOWN The chairmen from soccer hell
Former convicted safe-breaker and thief Reynolds, who was getting pounds 120,000 a year in that period, did send one return ( for his old age pension, leaving him with a tax bill of pounds 14.
Failed tycoon faces jail for tax fraud
He was also a safe-breaker, but of no professional distinction.
Reflections on the oldest profession
1952: A have-a-go hero in America grabbed a revolver to help a policeman tackling a safe-breaker.
Echoes of the ECHO
TV FAVOURITE Warren Clarke turns up as retired safe-breaker Geoff in The Debt who is talked into coming out of retirement for one last job to save his family.
WEEKEND: WEEKEND TV: SUNDAY TV
The extraordinary life stories of Harry Smailes and John Cunningham reflect their childhood fate - one became a law-abiding family man, the other a safe-breaker, bank robber and womaniser.
OH BROTHER! EXCLUSIVE Siblings Harry and John were split up when kids now after 67 years they are reunited.
Warren is Geoff, a retired safe-breaker trying to earn an honest crust (groan) as a baker.
TV Insider: Martin goes into DEBT
Copyright © 2003-2025 Farlex, Inc Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.