housebreaker

noun

house·​break·​er -kə(r) 

1

: one that commits housebreaking

2

chiefly British : one that pulls down old buildings : wrecker

Word History

Etymology

Middle English housbreker, from hous house + breker breaker

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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Rhymes for housebreaker

• automaker
• boilermaker
• cabinetmaker
• coffeemaker
• troublemaker
• undertaker
• blackacre
• caretaker
• clockmaker
• dressmaker
• filmmaker
• homemaker