putter up
English
Noun
putter up (plural putters up)
- (UK, slang, archaic) A person who seeks out information of use to burglars, for example by ingratiating himself with the members of a household, and in return receives payment after the burglary is committed.
- 1859, Snowden's magistrates assistant (page 353)
- The thieves never take the putter up with them, nor do they allow him to know when they intend to crack the house.
- 1866, Good Words (page 414)
- Should the "put-up job" succeed, the putter-up comes in for his share of the criminal spoil.
- 1859, Snowden's magistrates assistant (page 353)
Related terms
- put-up job