as in thief
a person who illegally enters a building in order to steal things; a person who commits burglary
The burglar had broken into several homes in the neighborhood.
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Recent Examples of burglar
Then last summer, the 1920s-era mansion on the site was set on fire, allegedly by a burglar, and destroyed.
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Melissa L. Cooper, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Suspects are also conducting their own surveillance, including installing cameras outside the homes of their victims, to ensure that no one is home when the burglars strike, Weekly said.
—Deena Zaru, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2024
The burglar smashed the Plexiglass case that held the slippers and absconded with them.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 7 Dec. 2024
After 12 to 15 minutes of wrestling, the burglar ran out of steam until police arrived.
—Nbc Bay Area Staff, NBC News, 29 Nov. 2024
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Melissa L. Cooper, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Suspects are also conducting their own surveillance, including installing cameras outside the homes of their victims, to ensure that no one is home when the burglars strike, Weekly said.
—Deena Zaru, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2024
The burglar smashed the Plexiglass case that held the slippers and absconded with them.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 7 Dec. 2024
After 12 to 15 minutes of wrestling, the burglar ran out of steam until police arrived.
—Nbc Bay Area Staff, NBC News, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Burglar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burglar. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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