second-story man

sec·ond-sto·ry man

(sĕk′ənd-stôr′ē)
n. Informal
A burglar adept at entering through upstairs windows.
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sec′ond-sto′ry man`


n.
a burglar who enters through an upstairs window.
[1900–05]
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