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second-storey men

second-storey men is the plural of second-storey man.

Meaning of second-storey man

Noun

second-storey man (plural second-storey men)

  1. (US, slang) A thief, especially one who climbs into buildings above ground level.
    • 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.2007, Tim Weiner, Legacy of Ashes, Penguin, published 2008, page 4

Questions about second-storey men

What is second-storey men the plural of?
Second-storey men is the plural of second-storey man.

Words near second-storey men in the dictionary

  1. second-rates
  2. second-round effect
  3. second-round effects
  4. second-sighted
  5. second-storey man
  6. second-storey men
  7. second-storey worker
  8. second-storey workers
  9. second-story man
  10. second-story men
  11. second-string

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