Definition of peter thief in English:

peter thief

nounPlural peter thieves

Australian informal

A prisoner who steals from another prisoner's cell.
the women discover who the peter thief is, and deal with her
Example sentencesExamples
- Peter thieves would risk being caught by fellow inmates and having the heavy steel doors slammed shut on their fingers.
- “You stole something from me, Peter Thief,” I yelled, “but I've come to buy it back!”
- I thought that if you were going to be a peter thief, you may as well go all out and do it in the open.
- You're a peter thief and you're a dog—I ought to knock your head off.
- The worst thing you could be was a peter thief, where you would walk into someone's cell and steal their tobacco.
- I'm not a peter thief—where d'you get the suit anyway?
- I don't like peter thieves—if I take something from somebody's cell, I make sure they're there when I take it.
- That's the sort of slang you get in prison—I did not know what a peter thief was, but I do know now.
- If you're a peter thief, you get whacked.
- Lizzie excuses herself to prepare inked notes for the peter thief.

Origin

1950s: from peter², in the Australian sense 'a prison cell'.

单词	peter thief
释义	Definition of peter thief in English: peter thief nounPlural peter thieves Australian informal A prisoner who steals from another prisoner's cell. the women discover who the peter thief is, and deal with her Example sentencesExamples Peter thieves would risk being caught by fellow inmates and having the heavy steel doors slammed shut on their fingers. “You stole something from me, Peter Thief,” I yelled, “but I've come to buy it back!” I thought that if you were going to be a peter thief, you may as well go all out and do it in the open. You're a peter thief and you're a dog—I ought to knock your head off. The worst thing you could be was a peter thief, where you would walk into someone's cell and steal their tobacco. I'm not a peter thief—where d'you get the suit anyway? I don't like peter thieves—if I take something from somebody's cell, I make sure they're there when I take it. That's the sort of slang you get in prison—I did not know what a peter thief was, but I do know now. If you're a peter thief, you get whacked. Lizzie excuses herself to prepare inked notes for the peter thief. Origin 1950s: from peter², in the Australian sense 'a prison cell'.
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