burglar

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈbɜːɡlə(ɹ)/
• (America) IPA: /ˈbɝɡlɚ/, [ˈbɚɡlɚ]

Noun

burglar (plural burglars)

1. A person who breaks in to premises with the intent of committing theft

   The burglar made off with a large diamond from the museum.

Related terms

• burglar alarm
• burglarize, burglarise
• burglary
• burglarous
• burglarously
• burgle
• cat burglar
• housebreaker

Translations

• French: cambrioleur, cambrioleuse
• German: Einbrecher, Einbrecherin, Dieb, Diebin, Räuber, Räuberin
• Italian: scassinatore, scassinatrice
• Portuguese: ladrão
• Russian: взло́мщик

Verb

burglar (burglars, present participle burglaring; past and past participle burglared)

1. (ambitransitive) To commit burglary; to burgle.

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