1. a person who breaks into safes to steal their contents

Examples

• The police arrested the safecracker after finding him with stolen jewelry.
• In the movie, the safecracker used special tools to open the vault.
• The bank hired a security expert who was formerly a safecracker.
• The safecracker worked quietly through the night to avoid detection.
• Modern electronic safes are much harder for a safecracker to open.
• The detective suspected the crime was committed by a professional safecracker.