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peterman

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pe⋅ter⋅man

[pee-ter-muhn]
–noun, plural -men. Slang.
a safecracker.
Also, peteman.


Origin:
1805–15; peter a safe or cash box, orig. a portmanteau or trunk, as an object to be stolen or rifled (of obscure orig.) + -man
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