cracksman
Americannoun
plural
cracksmennoun
Etymology
Origin of cracksman
Example Sentences
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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
Bat waved a hand and the cracksman disappeared through a door upon which was painted the word "Private."
From Ashton-Kirk, Criminologist by McIntyre, John T.
The professional cracksman would probably have shaved, whereupon the first amateur detective he met would reconstruct the beard on the sunburned lines.
From The Price by Lynde, Francis
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
With the treasures of the nation thus at my mercy, am I a common cracksman?
From The Sins of Séverac Bablon by Rohmer, Sax
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