# peterman

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #60,362

## Definitions
1. A safecracker.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/peterman