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In their new action-comedy movie The Pickup, Eddie Murphy and Pete Davidson play armored truck drivers who are reluctantly pulled into a casino heist when a burglar (Keke Palmer) hijacks their vehicle.
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025
The burglars, who disabled the home’s alarm system before climbing through a window, are thought to be responsible for a string of high-profile thefts in the area and more than one at Reeves’ home.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 30 July 2025
In an interview with Fox News, Cohen revealed that a burglar had shattered the back glass door and was confronted inside the home by Kaye herself.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2025
Apparently, love can conquer not only death but also slapstick action comedies about little kids brutalizing burglars.
—Drew MacKie, People.com, 13 July 2025
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025
The burglars, who disabled the home’s alarm system before climbing through a window, are thought to be responsible for a string of high-profile thefts in the area and more than one at Reeves’ home.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 30 July 2025
In an interview with Fox News, Cohen revealed that a burglar had shattered the back glass door and was confronted inside the home by Kaye herself.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2025
Apparently, love can conquer not only death but also slapstick action comedies about little kids brutalizing burglars.
—Drew MacKie, People.com, 13 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for burglar
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“Burglar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burglar. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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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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