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.
second storey
Silbentrennung
sec·ond sto·rey
Türkische aussprache
sekın stôri
Aussprache
/ˈsekən ˈstôrē/ /ˈsɛkən ˈstɔːriː/
Etymologie
[ 'se-k&nd also -k&am ] (adjective.) 13th century. Middle English, from Old French, from Latin secundus second, following, favorable, from sequi to follow; more at SUE.