| 单词 | porch climber |
| 释义 | > as lemmasporch climber porch climber n. slang (chiefly North American) a burglar. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > burglar > [noun] > cat-burglar dancer1864 portico thief1870 porch climber1883 second-story man1886 climber1900 cat burglar1907 1883 Stevens Point (Wisconsin) Jrnl. 24 Nov. The perpetrators of that job consider themselves several degrees above ‘porch-climbers’ who rob dwelling houses. 1927 Scribner's Mag. Feb. 180/1 The depredations of porch-climbers, safe-blowers,..and common thieves were a source of alarm. 1995 Chicago Tribune (Nexis) 24 Aug. 3 All the killers, robbers, rapists, burglars, porch climbers and assorted fiends who roam the streets. < as lemmas |
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