actually, I prefer the more specific 'safe-cracker' as the definitive definition. this is probly due to what I'm sure is my original sighting of 'yegg' in the wild:

"he was a lockman-that was his specialty-

he could open safes better than jimmy valentine. but this safe was already standing open, and there was nothing in it of any value anyway. he was along simply as a yegg this time, part of the team.

well, it was for the cause. still, it would have been nice if there'd been a safe around to open."
- Donald Westlake, Bank Shot (1972)

(if you like your crime fiction with a large dash of comedy, Westlake's Dortmunder series is for you!)

Last edited by tsuwm; 12/09/2010 8:31 PM.