- second-story man
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a burglar who enters through an upstairs window.[1900-05]
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second-story man
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second-story man — ☆ second story man [sek′əndstôr′ē ] n. Informal a burglar who enters a building through an upstairs window … English World dictionary
second-story man — sec′ond sto′ry man n. a burglar who enters through an upstairs window • Etymology: 1900–05 … From formal English to slang
second-story man — noun Date: 1886 a burglar who enters a house by an upstairs window … New Collegiate Dictionary
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second-story — /sek euhnd stawr ee, stohr ee/, adj. 1. of or located on the second story or floor. 2. of or pertaining to a second story man: The theft was a second story job … Useful english dictionary
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