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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A criminal who breaks into and enters another's house or premises with the intent of committing a crime..
[…] here were no Gibers, Cenſurers, Backbiters, Pick-pockets, Highwaymen, Houſebreakers, Attorneys, Bawds, Buffoons, Gameſters, Politicians, Wits, ſplenetick tedious Talkers, Controvertiſts, Raviſhers, Murderers, Robbers, Virtuoſo's; […]
[H]e is dressed in such a rapscallion manner that the people would think you were talking to a house-breaker.
The vicar seized a sword and routed the housebreaker, but it was the vicar's wife in a nightgown and coat who caught up with the fleeing intruder, slapped his face and held him by the neck.
A serial housebreaker who is believed to have stolen from several homes in Ang Mo Kio last month was nabbed on Tuesday.
Use house breaker when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
House breaker means A criminal who breaks into and enters another's house or premises with the intent of committing a crime..
Common synonyms include drummer, cat burglar, housewrecker.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
[…] here were no Gibers, Cenſurers, Backbiters, Pick-pockets, Highwaymen, Houſebreakers, Attorneys, Bawds, Buffoons, Gameſters, Politicians, Wits, ſplenetick tedious Talkers, Controvertiſts, Raviſhers, Murderers, Robbers, Virtuoſo's; […]
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