PETERMAN


Meaning of PETERMAN in English

/pee"teuhr meuhn/ , n. , pl. petermen . Slang.

a safecracker.

Also, peteman .

[ 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 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .