peterman

noun

peter·​man

plural petermen

1

: fisherman

2

[peter entry 1 + man] slang : safecracker

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from St. Peter †a.d. 67? disciple of Jesus + Middle English man; from the fact that St. Peter was a fisherman (Mt. 4:18)

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