as in burglar
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Noun
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Opel was hosting friends at Fey-Way on July 7, 1979, when the two burglars stormed the studio seeking money and drugs.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
2 Mar. 2025 -
Finally, bloodsuckers from The Sims 4 Vampires can simply charm the burglar into leaving — after taking a quick sip from her, of course.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Unbeknownst to the thieves, some of the containers were equipped with tracking devices.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
28 Feb. 2025
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Shortly after the thieves cut the Arizona train's air hose on Jan. 13, a BNSF police officer who was in the area spotted several cases of Nike shoes beside the train and later saw several people loading Nike cases into a U-Haul truck and a Ford Econoline truck nearby.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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After her emergence, Dawn gets saddled with tedious subplots: a kleptomaniac streak, bad boyfriends, and an overeager tendency to put herself in danger.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2025
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The stigma kleptomaniacs face can leave them feeling ashamed, embarrassed or afraid to seek support.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2024
Noun
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In classic heist-thriller fashion, each recruit fulfills a very cool and specific role — the driver, the safecracker, the chemist, etc.—
Angie Han,
The Hollywood Reporter,
1 Jan. 2023
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All that’s missing is a safecracker spinning dials and listening for a telltale click.—
Morgan Krakow,
Anchorage Daily News,
14 Feb. 2022
Noun
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This American heiress summering in Cannes has just met Grant’s former cat burglar.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
22 Oct. 2024
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In theaters May 24 08 of 31 The Garfield Movie Just call him a cat burglar.—
Eric Andersson,
Peoplemag,
4 May 2024
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“Embezzler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embezzler. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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