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    burglar
    /ˈbəːɡlə/

    noun

    • 1. a person who commits burglary.

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  3. 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.

  4. A burglar is a person who commits burglary, which is the crime of breaking and entering a building with the intent to steal or commit another felony. Learn more about the word history, synonyms, examples, and related phrases of burglar from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

  5. Burglar definition: a person who commits burglary. . See examples of BURGLAR used in a sentence.

  6. Use the word burglar when you're talking about someone who steals things from inside a house or a building. A burglar often breaks a window or forces a lock, intending to take valuable items. The act of doing this is burglary, and to do it is to burglarize in the United States, or to burgle in Britain.

  7. the crime of illegally entering a building and stealing things. Examples. Several men were questioned by police yesterday about the burglary. Simpson, aged 19, was convicted on two charges of burglary. The latest crime figures show a sharp rise in burglaries. Police are investigating a spate of burglaries in the Kingsland Road area.

  8. A burglar is a person who breaks into a building and steals things. Find out the origin, usage and translations of the word burglar, as well as related terms and expressions.

  9. A burglar is a person who enters a building illegally in order to steal. Learn how to pronounce, use and collocate this word with the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary app and website.