Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
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.—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
Word History
Etymology
Anglo-French burgler, from Medieval Latin burglator, probably alteration of burgator, from burgare to commit burglary
Share