burglar

noun

bur·glar ˈbər-glər

also -gə-lər

Synonyms of burglar next

: one who commits burglary

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The burglar cut a circular hole cut beneath a door’s electronic lock to get to the donation box, according to mosque officials. —

Dallas News, 16 Feb. 2023 Taylor, a Florida native, died at age 24 in November 2007, after he was shot in the leg by a burglar in his Miami home while defending his family. —

Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 28 Nov. 2022 Paulo’s problem, then: three months before, a burglar had tried to break into his house. —

Mariana Enriquez, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2023 Ryan Phillippe plays Miller, a skilled burglar who gets out of prison after doing a long stretch for a job that ended disastrously. —

Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2023 By the time police arrived, the burglar was gone, according to police records. —

Asia Simone Burns, ajc, 22 Dec. 2022 When confronted, the career burglar admitted to the break-in, according to a police department press release. —

cleveland, 22 Oct. 2022 And the third prompt was a short phrase, the kind a burglar might scribble down in a hurry. —

Bridget Alex, Discover Magazine, 21 Sep. 2022 For the young burglar with the dog, this is a bridge too far. —

Kat Rosenfield, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2022 See More

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