Reverse Dictionary: SAFE-BREAKER

NOUNS
► OIL in safe-breaking: dynamite, or nitroglycerin → 1924 criminals’ sl. 
► OLD MAN a long-handled tool used to secure leverage in safecracking → 1926 US sl.
► OPEN WORK safe-breaking → 1931 US criminals’ sl.
► PETE nitroglycerine as used for safe-breaking → 1931 sl.
► PUFF gunpowder or other explosives used for safe-breaking → 1904 sl., orig. US
► SOUP nitroglycerine or gelignite, esp. as used for safe-breaking → 1902 sl., orig. US

NOUNS – PERSON
► BANG MAN a safecracker who uses explosives → 1992 criminals’ sl. (Bk.)
► BLACKSMITH a safebreaker → 1926 US criminals’ sl.
► BOX MAN a safecracker → 1902 Amer. criminals’ sl.
► BOX SLUGGER a safecracker → 1970 Amer. criminals’ sl.
► BURNER a criminal who specializes in breaking into safes using an acetylene torch → 1950 US sl.
► BUTCHER a person who breaks into a safe in a crude manner → 1966 US police sl. (Bk.)
► GAS MUG the man that does the talking for a gang of safe-blowers → 1925 US criminals’ sl.
► GAY CAT a safebreaker → 1919 US criminals’ sl.
► GERVER a safe-breaker → 1910 US criminals’ sl.
► GREASE-MAN a safe-blower who uses nitroglycerine → 1970s US criminals’ sl.
► IRONWORKER a specialist in robbing safes → 1931 US criminals’ sl.
► MOB a safecracker → 1975 Amer. criminals’ sl. arch.  (Bk.)
► NITRO MAN a safe-breaker → 1953 sl.
► PARLOR MAN the safe-breaker who lights the fuse on a charge of nitroglycerine → 1910s US criminals’ sl.
► PETE-MAN a safe-breaker → 1911 sl.
► PETER-GEE a safecracker → 1940s US criminals’ sl.
► PETERMAN a safe-breaker → 1900 sl.
► SAFEBLOWER a criminal expert who specializes in breaking and entering locked safes by means of dynamite explosion, or picking the combination locks → 1873 criminals’ usage, orig. US
► SAFECRACKER a criminal who breaks into locked safes to steal the contents → 1934 orig. US
► SAFE CRACKSMAN an expert thief who is proficient in the art of opening locked safes and vaults; a safeblower → 1992 criminals’ sl. (Bk.)
► SOUP MAN an expert user of nitro-glycerine, etc., one who specializes in safe-blowings → 1961 criminals’ sl.
► TANK ARTIST a safe-cracker → 1967 NZ criminals’ sl.
► TANK BLOKE a safe-cracker → 1968 Aust. sl.
► TANKBLOWER a safe-cracker → 1967 NZ criminals’ sl.
► TANKMAN a person who specializes in stealing from safes; a safe-cracker → 1967 Aust. & NZ criminals’ sl.
► TANK-OPENER a safe-blower → 1928 Aust. criminals’ sl.
► TOOL-MAN a lock-picker or a safe-breaker → 1949 sl.
► VALENTINE a skilled safe-burglar → 1935 criminals’ sl. 
► YEGG a criminal, esp. a burglar or safecracker → 1903 US sl.
► YEGGMAN a burglar or safe-breaker → 1905 US

VERBS
► OIL in safe-breaking: to use nitroglycerin on a safe → 1925 US sl.