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putter up

putter up noun: 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.

Noun

putter up (plural putters up)

  1. (UK, archaic, slang) 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.
    • The thieves never take the putter up with them, nor do they allow him to know when they intend to crack the house.1859, Snowden's magistrates assistant, page 353
    • Should the "put-up job" succeed, the putter-up comes in for his share of the criminal spoil.1866, Good Words, page 414

Forms of putter up

pluralputters up

Questions about putter up

What does putter up mean?
Putter up means 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.
What part of speech is putter up?
Putter up is a noun.
What is the plural of putter up?
The plural of putter up is putters up.

Words near putter up in the dictionary

  1. putten
  2. Puttenham
  3. putter
  4. putter about
  5. putter around
  6. putter up
  7. putter-on
  8. puttered
  9. puttered about
  10. puttered around
  11. putterer

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