: one who commits burglary
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The would-be burglar was hit in the right calf and was taken to the University of Chicago Hospital, where he is listed in good condition.
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Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
The burglar suffered a wound to the right calf, and was taekn to UChicago Medicine where he was listed in good condition, police said.
—Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
She and her husband Thomas Deluca were shot to death in July after confronting a burglar in their Encino home.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 28 Feb. 2026
Des Cars has acknowledged that the museum's cameras failed to spot the burglars and that there were not enough cameras monitoring the building's perimeter.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
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Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
The burglar suffered a wound to the right calf, and was taekn to UChicago Medicine where he was listed in good condition, police said.
—Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
She and her husband Thomas Deluca were shot to death in July after confronting a burglar in their Encino home.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 28 Feb. 2026
Des Cars has acknowledged that the museum's cameras failed to spot the burglars and that there were not enough cameras monitoring the building's perimeter.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
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“Burglar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burglar. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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burglar
noun
bur·glar
ˈbər-glər 
: a person who commits burglary
Legal Definition
burglar
noun
bur·glar
ˈbər-glər
: a person who commits a burglary
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