1873 G. Lening 148 Following next to the bank robbers and bank thieves come the Safe Busters.
1916 J. Lait ix. 162 The cops says he was a pal o' mine—a pal o' the notorious son o' the notorious safebuster an' the notorious shoplifter.
1974 ‘M. Innes’ (2001) xvii. 140 He might have..contacted a suitable gang of safe-busters or whatever they were called.