yeggman

American  

[yeg-muhn] / ˈyɛg mən /

noun

Older Slang.

plural

yeggmen

1. yegg.

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Etymology

Origin of yeggman

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05; apparently yegg + -man, though the appearance of yegg as an independent word is later

Example Sentences

"Why, you 're no tramp—you're a yeggman," said Lowell to the prisoner, interrupting voluble protestations of innocence.

From Mystery Ranch by Chapman, Arthur

Consider the shades of meanings among such word-groups as thief, peculator, defaulter, embezzler, burglar, yeggman, robber, bandit, marauder, pirate, and many more; or the distinctions among Hebrew, Jew, Israelite, and Semite.

From The Art of Public Speaking by Carnagey, Dale

"If you can find out more about this yeggman, so much the better."

From The War Terror by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)

In my crude and amateurish way I attacked those eggs, breaking into them, not with the finesse the finished egg burglar would display, but more like a yeggman attacking a safe.

From Eating in Two or Three Languages by Cobb, Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury)

"I suppose," said the president slowly, "that it is your plan to become a yeggman yourself, in pursuing this case."

From A Woman at Bay Or, a Fiend in Skirts by Carter, Nicholas