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peterman

Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A fisherman.
  • noun [lowercase] A luggage thief who steals from vehicles.
  • noun [lowercase] A thief who uses knockout drops as an aid to robbery.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun An obs. local term in Eng. A fisherman; -- so called after the apostle Peter.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun slang a safebreaker
  • noun a fisherman
  • noun a fishing boat with identical bow and stern.

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

peter (“17th century slang for a safe, cash box”) +‎ man

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

after the apostle Peter, a fisherman

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Examples

  • Besides which, the Saint was prepared to boast that he could make any professional peterman look like a two-year-old infant playing with a rubber crowbar when it came to safe-opening.

    The Saint in Action Charteris, Leslie 1937

  • As a peterman he was a loud ha-ha; as a damper-getter he was just an amateur; as a heel or a houseman, well, them things were just outside him.

    Black Jack Max Brand 1918

  • Hey dance lovers, the last hour with simone peterman from cirque mystique with house and progressive dance hits.

    World of SL 2009

  • While none of these ideas are definite ways of getting a great price, these will definitely help peterman homes for sale you to get back on track fast.

    MyLinkVault Newest Links 2009

  • Hey dance lovers, the last hour with simone peterman from cirque mystique with house and progressive dance hits.

    World of SL 2009

  • j peterman hair remover tuhds20 hd200 autoloaders gone fishing video game polar bear - 2006-08-12 06: 54: 55

    Feeling all gooey inside barbylon 2003

  • "I knew about it -- got it from a peterman who has studied safes and all that sort of thing.

    The Ear in the Wall 1908

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synonyms (1)

Words with the same meaning

  1. fisherman

same context (22)

Words that are found in similar contexts

  1. &l/a
  2. 1-pound
  3. 2-pound
  4. 200-pound
  5. 4-pound
  6. 6-r
  7. Joan
  8. Trudeau
  9. carryforwards
  10. dead load
  11. g/kg
  12. herbalife
  13. kg/body
  14. market-based
  15. mg=kg
  16. oflove
  17. oven-dried
  18. pounds'
  19. seven-pound
  20. superincumbent
  21. ten-ton
  22. unadjusted

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  • frogapplause commented on the word peterman

    n. lowercase A luggage thief who steals from vehicles.

    n. lowercase A thief who uses knockout drops as an aid to robbery.

    What's a knockout drop?

    October 31, 2012

  • bilby commented on the word peterman

    Two fingers of absinthe?

    November 5, 2012

  • ruzuzu commented on the word peterman

    Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder. I'd vote for a Mickey Finn.

    November 6, 2012