Meaning
burglar, safecracker
- a thief who breaks into premises or cracks safes, locks, or doors
In a sentence
Lo scassinatore è entrato forzando la finestra sul retro.
The burglar entered by forcing the back window.
La polizia cerca uno scassinatore esperto che ha svaligiato la gioielleria.
Police are looking for an expert safecracker who robbed the jewelry store.
L'allarme ha messo in fuga lo scassinatore prima del furto.
The alarm scared the burglar away before the theft.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| scassinatore | masculine · singular |
| scassinatori | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Refers specifically to someone who forces locks, safes, or doors (from 'scassinare').
- The feminine form 'scassinatrice' exists but is rarely encountered.