cracksman slang.
(ˈkræksmən)
[f. crack n. 6 + man: cf. sportsman, etc.]
A housebreaker.
| 1812 J. H. Vaux Flash Dict., Cracksman, a house-breaker. 1838 Dickens O. Twist II. 86 You'll be a fine young cracksman. 1886 Blackw. Mag. 597 The skilled ‘cracksmen’ thoroughly versed in the practical mechanics of burglary. |