second storey man

English - English

Definition of second storey man in English English dictionary

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.

Hyphenation

sec·ond sto·rey man

Turkish pronunciation

sekın stôri män

Pronunciation

/ˈsekən ˈstôrē ˈman/ /ˈsɛkən ˈstɔːriː ˈmæn/