burglarnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈbɜː.ɡlər/us/ˈbɝː.ɡlɚ/B2 a person who illegally enters buildings and steals things
Examples
- It was brave of you to chase after the burglar.
- No household security devices will protect you against the determined burglar.
- The burglar had left his fingerprints all over the window.
- The burglars disabled the alarm and used a glass cutter to break into the house.
- The burglars have been arrested but the jewellery is still missing.
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Miscellaneous criminals
- arson
- bigamy
- black hat
- black market
- blackmail
- fire starter
- fire-raising
- fly-posting
- forger
- fraudster
- pirate
- plagiarize
- plunder
- poacher
- prowler
- straw man
- suicide bomber
- swindle
- terrorist
- thief
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Examples from literature
- A half dozen burglars or other active criminals in a town will produce the impression that a large portion of the population are law breakers.
- And the burglar, helping himself to another silver tea-pot, continued his lucrative work.
- Burglars are wicked men, and thieves and robbers.
- He was a professional burglar—but then he got on in years.
- Shortly afterward the house was entered by burglars who made a good haul, while the big dog slept.