"peterman" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-peterman.ogg [Australia] Forms: petermen [plural]
Etymology: peter (“a safe, cash box”) + man (the former being 17th-century slang, still in use) Etymology templates: {{compound|en|peter|man|gloss1=a safe, cash box}} peter (“a safe, cash box”) + man Head templates: {{en-noun|petermen}} peterman (plural petermen)
  1. (slang) A safecracker. Tags: slang Synonyms: peteman, safebreaker, safecracker, yegg, yeggman
    Sense id: en-peterman-en-noun-ply59tgK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Audio: En-au-peterman.ogg [Australia] Forms: petermen [plural]
Etymology: After the apostle Peter, a fisherman. Head templates: {{en-noun|petermen}} peterman (plural petermen)
  1. A fisherman. Translations (fisherman): рыба́к (rybák) [masculine] (Russian), рыболо́в (rybolóv) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-peterman-en-noun-ETKnIrR4 Disambiguation of 'fisherman': 94 6
  2. A fishing boat with identical bow and stern. Translations (fishing boat): рыболо́вное су́дно (rybolóvnoe súdno) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-peterman-en-noun-SjbL1KND Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 3 58 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 38 3 58 Disambiguation of 'fishing boat': 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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