ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷mən noun
( plural petermen )
Etymology: Middle English, from St. Peter died A.D.67? disciple of Jesus + Middle English man; from the fact that St. Peter was a fisherman (Mt. 4:18)
1. : fisherman
2.
[ peter (I) + man ]
slang : safecracker
ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷mən noun
( plural petermen )
Etymology: Middle English, from St. Peter died A.D.67? disciple of Jesus + Middle English man; from the fact that St. Peter was a fisherman (Mt. 4:18)
1. : fisherman
2.
[ peter (I) + man ]
slang : safecracker
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012