cracksmann.
/ˈkraksmən/, U.S. /ˈkræksmən/ slang.
A housebreaker.
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the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > burglar > [noun]
housebreakera1400
burglary1533
burglar1541
burglarer1598
mill1607
mill-ken1667
hoister1708
crack1749
cracksman1819
screwsman1819
screwer1831
crib-cracker1879
cracker1886
key worker1895
houseman1904
home invader1907
in and out man1961
1819 J. H. Vaux New Vocab. Flash Lang. in Memoirs II. 165 Cracksman, a house-breaker.
1838 C. Dickens Oliver Twist II. xxv. 86 You'll be a fine young cracksman.
1886 Blackwood's Mag. 597 The skilled ‘cracksmen’ thoroughly versed in the practical mechanics of burglary.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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