peterman [pee-ter-muh n] EXAMPLES|WORD ORIGIN noun, plural pe·ter·men. Slang. a safecracker. Liberaldictionary.com
Also peteman. Origin of peterman 1805–15; peter a safe or cash box, originally a portmanteau or trunk, as an object to be stolen or rifled (of obscure origin) + -man Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for peterman Contemporary Examples of peterman
“We truly are interactive and open to everyone,” Peterman told me.
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Daniel Genis
November 1, 2014
Historical Examples of peterman
“Why, that is a good many courses for one day,” said Mr. Peterman.
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Emilie Poulsson
Now this Mr. Peterman was a great joker and was only teasing Knut.
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Emilie Poulsson
Peterman designed it, and put it through for all he was worth.
Ridgwell Cullum
And we know Peterman an’ his gang well enough to know what that means.
Ridgwell Cullum
As Peterman had put it, it had almost seemed a legitimate thing to do.
Ridgwell Cullum
British Dictionary definitions for peterman peterman noun plural -men slang a burglar skilled in safe-breaking Word Origin for peterman C19: from peter ³ Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012