English

Alternative forms

• second-story man (US)

Noun

second-storey man ‎(plural second-storey men)

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

     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.