Cracksman

/ˈkrækzmən/ noun

Definition

A skilled burglar or safecracker, especially one who specializes in breaking into buildings or safes to steal valuables.

Etymology

From 'crack' (to break open or solve) + 'man' (a person who does something). The term emerged in 19th-century British criminal slang, combining the idea of 'cracking' open safes with the agent noun suffix '-man', reflecting the specialized nature of this criminal profession.

Kelly Says

Victorian London newspapers actually popularized this term to describe the era's most notorious thieves—it became so iconic that 'cracksman' stories were serialized like modern superhero tales, capturing public imagination the way heist movies do today.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሰው እና ትንሽ ነገር
sew e-na tin-sh ne-ger
ARالعربية
من يصنع الشقوق
min yas-na al-sha-qooq
BNবাংলা
ছিদ্র তৈরিকারী ব্যক্তি
chhidra tai-ri-ka-ri byak-ti
CACatalà
home que fa esquerdes
ho-me ke fa es-quer-des
CSČeština
muž, který dělá trhliny
muzh kye-ry de-la tr-h-liny
DADansk
mand der laver revner
mand der la-ver re-vner
DEDeutsch
Rissmacher
riss-ma-cher
ELΕλληνικά
άνθρωπος που κάνει ρωγμές
an-thro-pos po-u ka-ne ro-g-mes
ESEspañol
hombre que hace grietas
om-bre ke ha-se hree-ee-tas
FAفارسی
افراد سازنده ترک خوردگی
af-ra-ad sa-za-nde ter-khod-gi
FISuomi
mies joka tekee halkeamia
mies jo-ka te-kee halk-ea-mia
FRFrançais
homme qui fissure
om-m shwi fiss-ur
GUGU
ખાડેલું કરનાર
kha-de-lu kar-na-ra
HAHA
mutum da ya kawo
mu-tum da ya ka-wo
HEעברית
אדם שמקים פגמים
a-dam she-me-kim pa-gam-im
HIहिन्दी
खरोंच लगाने वाला व्यक्ति
khar-onch la-ga-ne wa-la vi-sha-yee
HUMagyar
ember, aki repedéseket csinál
em-ber a-ki re-pe-de-se-ket ci-n-al
IDBahasa Indonesia
orang yang membuat retakan
o-rang yang me-buat re-takan
IGIG
onye na-emechi
o-nye na-e-me-chi
ITItaliano
uomo che fa crepe
oo-mo ke fa crep-e
JA日本語
ひびを入れる職人
hibi-wo ireru shokunin
KKKK
трещину жасаушы
tre-shchi-nu ja-sa-u-shy
KMKM
អ្នកធ្វើកំពស់
a-nk th-v-e-u kamp-os
KO한국어
갈라진 것을 만드는 사람
gal-ra-jin-geol man-deu-neun sa-ram
MRMR
खोपडी फुटवले
kho-pa-dee fut-va-le
MSBahasa Melayu
orang yang membuat retakan
o-rang yang me-buat re-takan
MYမြန်မာ
ကျ Streifen
ka-ji strei-phen
NLNederlands
man die scheuren maakt
man dee she-u-ren maakt
NONorsk
mann som lager sprekker
mann som la-ger spre-kker
PAPA
ਖਰੋચ ਡਾਲ
khar-och daal
PLPolski
człowiek, który robi pęknięcia
chlo-wie-k kye-ry robi pen-knie-tsia
PTPortuguês
homem que faz rachaduras
ho-mem ke faz ra-cha-du-ras
RORomână
omul care face crăpături
o-mul ka-re fa-ce cra-pa-tu-ri
RUРусский
человек, делающий трещины
che-lo-vek, de-la-y-ush-chiy tre-shchi-ny
SVSvenska
människa som gör sprickor
man-nis-ka som gor sprick-or
SWKiswahili
mtu anayetoa mapigo
m-tu a-na-ye-toa ma-pi-go
TAதமிழ்
குழாய் பகுதி
ku-zhai pa-ku-thi
TEతెలుగు
ఖాళీలు తీర్చే వ్యక్తి
kha-ali-lu tir-che vyak-ti
THไทย
คนทำรอยแตก
kon tam roi dtaeng
TLTL
tagapagawa ng mga bitag
ta-ga-pa-ga-wa ng mga bi-tag
TRTürkçe
çatlak yapan adam
chat-lak ya-pan a-dam
UKУкраїнська
людина, яка робить тріщини
lyu-di-na ya-ka ro-bit try-shchy-ny
URاردو
شکستہ کرنے والا
shak-sta-kar-ne wa-la
VITiếng Việt
người làm ra vết nứt
nguo-i lam ra vet nut
YOYO
ọmọ aláàgbà
o-mo a-la-a-gbà
ZH中文
制造裂缝的人
zhì zao liè fēng de rén
ZUZU
umuntu oqashisileyo
u-mu-ntu o-qa-shi-si-leyo

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