Definition of second-story man
: a burglar who enters a house by an upstairs window
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“Second-story man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/second-story%20man. Accessed 8 Mar. 2021.
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The first known use of second-story man was in 1886
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