peterman









peterman


peterman [pee-ter-muh n] EXAMPLES|WORD ORIGIN noun, plural pe·ter·men. Slang. a safecracker. Liberaldictionary.com

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  • 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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  • 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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  • Peterman designed it, and put it through for all he was worth.

    The Man in the Twilight

    Ridgwell Cullum

  • And we know Peterman an’ his gang well enough to know what that means.

    The Man in the Twilight

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  • As Peterman had put it, it had almost seemed a legitimate thing to do.

    The Man in the Twilight

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  • 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

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