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bur·glar
(bûr′glər)n.
One who commits burglary.
[Anglo-Norman burgler (alteration of burgesur, probably from Old French burg, borough) and Medieval Latin burgulātor (alteration of burgātor, from burgāre, to commit burglary in, from Late Latin burgus, fortified town), both of Germanic origin; see bhergh- in Indo-European roots.]
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burglar
(ˈbɜːɡlə)n
(Professions) a person who commits burglary; housebreaker
[C15: from Anglo-French burgler, from Medieval Latin burglātor, probably from burgāre to thieve, from Latin burgus castle, fortress, of Germanic origin]
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bur•glar
(ˈbɜr glər)n.
a person who commits burglary.
[1535–45; < Anglo-French burgler (compare Anglo-Latin burg(u)lātor), of obscure orig.; see -ar2]
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thief
robber burglarAnyone that steals can be called a thief. A robber often uses violence or the threat of violence to steal things from places such as banks or shops.
They caught the armed robber who raided a supermarket.
A burglar breaks into houses or other buildings and steals things.
The average burglar spends just two minutes inside your house.
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Noun | 1. | burglar - a thief who enters a building with intent to steal cat burglar, housebreaker - a burglar who unlawfully breaks into and enters another person's house |
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burglar
noun housebreaker, thief, robber, pilferer, filcher, cat burglar, sneak thief, picklock burglars broke into their home
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burglar
nounA person who steals:
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Translations
لَصّ الـمَنازِللِصُّ المنازِلِ لَيْلا
lupič
indbrudstyvtyv
EinbrecherEinbruchSchränker
murtovaras
provalnik
innbrotsòjófur
不法侵入者
강도
įsilaužėlisįsilaužimassignalizacija
kramplauzis
vlomilec
inbrottstjuv
ขโมย
ev soyan hırsızhırsız
kẻ trộm
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
burglar
[ˈbɜːrglər] n → cambrioleur/euse m/fburglar alarm n → (système m d') alarme fCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
burglar
n → Einbrecher(in) m(f)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
burglar
[ˈbɜːgləʳ] n → ladro/a, scassinatore/triceCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
burglar
(ˈbəːglə) noun a person who enters a house etc illegally to steal. The burglar stole her jewellery.
ˈburglar alarm noun an alarm against burglaries.
ˈburglary – plural ˈburglaries – noun (an act of) illegally entering a house etc to steal. He has been charged with burglary.
ˈburgle verbOur house has been burgled.
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burglar
→ لَصّ الـمَنازِل lupič tyv Einbrecher διαρρήκτης ladrón murtovaras cambrioleur provalnik scassinatore 不法侵入者 강도 inbreker innbruddstyv włamywacz assaltante взломщик inbrottstjuv ขโมย hırsız kẻ trộm 夜贼Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009