peterman

[ pee-ter-muh n ]

/ ˈpi tər mən /

a safecracker.

Also peteman.

Origin of peterman

1805–15; peter a safe or cash box, originally a portmanteau or trunk, as an object to be stolen or rifled (of obscure origin) + -man

“We truly are interactive and open to everyone,” Peterman told me.

Blurred Lines at NY Sketchbook Museum |Daniel Genis |November 1, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Anyway, it served my purpose, and Peterman knows just how things stand—and are going to stand—between us.

The Man in the Twilight |Ridgwell Cullum
He had changed his plans for her, and for his nerve he had reaped a harvest such as he, Peterman, had never reaped.

The Man in the Twilight |Ridgwell Cullum
Peterman flung himself back in his chair with a great laugh.

The Man in the Twilight |Ridgwell Cullum

Very well, and thank you again for coming down, Mrs. Peterman.

Warren Commission (8 of 26): Hearings Vol. VIII (of 15) |The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
The only information I could glean from them was that their word for travelling, or going, or coming, was “Peterman”.

Australia Twice Traversed, The Romance of Exploration |Ernest Giles

peterman

/ (ˈpiːtəmən) /

slang a burglar skilled in safe-breaking

C19: from peter ³