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单词 second-storey man
释义

second-storey man

English

Alternative forms

  • second-story man (US)

Noun

second-storey man (plural second-storey men)

  1. (slang, US) A thief, especially one who climbs into buildings above ground level.
    • 2007, Tim Weiner, Legacy of Ashes, Penguin 2008, p. 4:
      They were appalled by his idea of making a spy service out of a scattershot collection of Wall Street brokers, Ivy League eggheads, soldiers of fortune, ad men, news men, stunt men, second-story men, and con men.
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