Burglar
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbɜːɡlə(ɹ)/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Burglar is a noun meaning A person who breaks in to premises with the intent of committing theft.
Meaning
A person who breaks in to premises with the intent of committing theft.
More Meanings
- (ambitransitive) To commit burglary.
Example Sentences
The burglar made off with a large diamond from the museum.
The latter, with another constable, remained to watch the burglared premises both back and front, […]
There’s good reason to worry. In an earlier memoir, “Five-Finger Discount,” Stapinski recreated the terrifying world of swindlers, embezzlers, burglars and mobster wannabes who made up her extended Jersey City family.
Corona, who carries a pistol filled not with bullets but with tequila and drives around in his pickup truck that says “Porder Batrol” on the side, says he was playing pickleball at the time, which allowed the burglar free rein to the territory.
Word Forms
- burglars
- burglaring
- burglared
Synonyms for burglar
Depending on context, synonyms include burglarizer, housebreaker, cracksman, drawlatch.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include yegg, mugger, stealer, robber, thieving, thief.
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