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peterman¹

Where it comes from

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

noun petermen

  1. slang A safecracker.

    Similar: peteman, safebreaker, safecracker, yegg, yeggman

peterman²

Where it comes from

After the apostle Peter, a fisherman.

noun petermen

  1. A fisherman.
  2. A fishing boat with identical bow and stern.

Peterman³

proper noun Petermans

  1. A surname.

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noun fisherman

Русскийрыба́к rybák, рыболо́в rybolóv

noun fishing boat

Русскийрыболо́вное су́дно rybolóvnoe súdno

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Chicago

"peterman." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/peterman.

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@misc{peterman_2026,
  title = {peterman},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/peterman},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}