cat burglar

noun

Definition of cat burglar

: a burglar who is adept at entering and leaving the burglarized place without attracting notice

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Less than a year after Bonnie broke up with DeAngelo, police in Rancho Cordova, the eastern suburb where Joe had grown up, began getting reports of an unusual cat burglar. — Tribune News Service, oregonlive.com, "The Man in the Window: Is this the childhood of a serial killer? (Part One)," 22 June 2019 A month after Snelling’s slaying, weeks before the return of the Visalia Ransacker, the cat burglar returned to Rancho Cordova, 230 miles to the north. — Tribune News Service, oregonlive.com, "The Man in the Window: First the burglaries; then the dogs started dying (Part Two)," 22 June 2019 In 1972 and 1973, in this eastern part of Sacramento, this prolific cat burglar struck more than 30 times. — Benjamin Oreskes, latimes.com, "Golden State Killer suspect may be linked to earlier Cordova cat burglar attacks," 10 May 2018 Ant-Man, also known as former cat burglar Scott Lang (Rudd), is serving out two years’ house arrest in San Francisco. — Justin Chang, latimes.com, "'Ant-Man and the Wasp' is a bright, cheery tonic from the Marvel superhero factory," 27 June 2018 Anyone with information about the would-be cat burglar is asked to contact the St. Francis Police Department at 414-481-2232. — Erik S. Hanley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "St. Francis Police searching for man in cat/tiger suit seen looking through car," 16 May 2018 In Alfred Hitchcock’s 1955 dazzler To Catch a Thief, Cary Grant and Grace Kelly swerve and glide through the French Riviera in search of a jewel-snatching cat burglar. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, "Could Ocean’s 8 Mark the Return of the Great Glam Caper?," 3 May 2018 In To Catch a Thief, Cary Grant plays a reformed cat burglar whom the police suspect in an ongoing wave of jewel robberies on the Côte d’Azur. — Eric Konigsberg, Town & Country, "Old School Jewelry Heists Are on the Rise—And Celebrities Are the Target," 12 Apr. 2018 Black Cat is an acrobatic cat burglar whose real name is Felicia Hardy. — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Captain Marvel,' 'Chaos Walking' Writers Tackle Silver Sable/Black Cat Movie (Exclusive)," 13 Feb. 2018

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cat burglar

noun

English Language Learners Definition of cat burglar

: a thief who enters buildings by climbing up a wall and going in through a window without being seen

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