Housebreaker

Quick meaning: Housebreaker is a noun meaning A criminal who breaks into and enters another's house or premises with the intent of committing a crime.

Meaning

A criminal who breaks into and enters another's house or premises with the intent of committing a crime.

Example Sentences

[H]e is dressed in such a rapscallion manner that the people would think you were talking to a house-breaker.

A serial housebreaker who is believed to have stolen from several homes in Ang Mo Kio last month was nabbed on Tuesday.

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.

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Word Forms

• housebreakers

Synonyms for housebreaker

Depending on context, synonyms include drummer, cat burglar, housewrecker.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include cat burglar, housewrecker, burglar, breaker, outbreaker, breacher.

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