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peterman

noun

Etymology

From peter (“a safe, cash box”) + man (the former being 17th-century slang, still in use).

  1. inherited from *mon-✻ — “human being, man”
  2. inherited from *mann-✻ — “man”
  3. inherited from *mann✻
  4. inherited from mann — “human being, person, man”
  5. inherited from man
  6. compounded as peterman — “peter + man”

Definitions

  1. A safecracker.

  2. A fisherman.

  3. A fishing boat with identical bow and stern.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A surname.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA