| 单词 | safe-breaker |
| 释义 | > as lemmassafe-breaker safe-breaker n. originally U.S. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > burglar > [noun] > safe-breaker chest-breaker1604 screwsman1819 safe-breaker1860 safe-blower1867 safe-cracker1873 peterman1900 gopher man1901 yegg1903 yeggman1906 pete-man1907 tool-man1909 1860 Russell's Mag. Oct. 28/1 Miss Nelly Mason might live and die in the belief that she had been beguiled into doing the polite to a safe-breaker. 1870 M. H. Smith 20 Years Wall St. xxv. 320 A safe-breaker from Boston, a bank-robber from Philadelphia, a New York thief. 1938 F. D. Sharpe Sharpe of Flying Squad xiv. 151 She was acting as look out or ‘outside man’ for two expert safe breakers. 1977 J. Wainwright Nest of Rats i. vii. 46 The genuine peterman—the safe-breaker who takes a personal pride in pitting his wits against those of the safe-makers. 1993 R. Murphy Smash & Grab iv. 46/2 The safe-breaker had a new weapon in his arsenal—gelignite. < as lemmas |
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