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In addition to taking the cash register, the burglars stole recently delivered inventory.—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 30 Dec. 2025 Police said a group of three burglars broke into three businesses through the rear doors or breaking the windows, before stealing change machines and cash from the registers and cash boxes in offices.—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025 Quite literally as that happened, three masked burglars broke into Shedeur's home and stole $200,000 worth of goods.—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 28 Dec. 2025 Police said Garcia was charged with third-degree burglary and possession of burglars tools.—Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for burglar
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Etymology
Anglo-French burgler, from Medieval Latin burglator, probably alteration of burgator, from burgare to commit burglary
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