burglar

Speech parts

1. burglar - Noun

2. burglar - Verb

Meaning

One guilty of the crime of burglary.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

housebreaker raider corsair buccaneer dipper highwayman marauder bandit nightcrawler peterman lifter prowler pickpocket pillager snatcher
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Antonyms

bobby jack sergeant constable beadle bluecoat
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Hypernyms

thief stealer

Hyponyms

cat burglar housebreaker

Phrases with the word

burglar-proof stealthy burglar random burglar fictional burglar sneaky burglar

Examples

A good politician is quite as unthinkable as an honest burglar. H. L. Mencken

A burglar who respects his art always takes his time before taking anything else. O. Henry

Too often, the opportunity knocks, but by the time you push back the chain, push back the bolt, unhook the two locks and shut off the burglar alarm, it's too late. Rita Coolidge

... the Saudis have never shown any respect for human rights, either now or in the past. Even a petty burglar faces having one of his hands chopped off. The liberal press in America prefers to ignore all this, although they don't hesitate to blacken the reputation of Iran. Muhammad Reza Pahlavi

Things aren't right. If a burglar breaks into your home and you shoot him, he can sue you. For what, restraint of trade? Bill Maher

A visitor doesn't survive from a stick beat of a burglar. African Proverb

Close letter words and terms

Burgio burgir burgish burglar alarm burglar bar burglar-proof