the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A fisherman; -- so called after the apostle Peter.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A fisherman.
n. [lowercase] A luggage thief who steals from vehicles.
n. [lowercase] A thief who uses knockout drops as an aid to robbery.
Word Usage
"Besides which, the Saint was prepared to boast that he could make any professional peterman look like a two-year-old infant playing with a rubber crowbar when it came to safe-opening."