as in thief
a person who illegally enters a building in order to steal things; a person who commits burglary
The burglar had broken into several homes in the neighborhood.
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Recent Examples of burglar
This wasn’t the first time burglars have made a run at Love Jewels.
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Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
The knock-knock burglars hit expensive homes which usually have elaborate video surveillance systems so the crooks wear masks and hoodies to cover their identities.
—Greg Fisher, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2025
In some, the takings were modest — one ice cream parlor was hit for a single tub of strawberry ice cream worth about $50, though the burglars damaged $500 worth of property to get it.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
After Meyers set up an unrelated joke about a man who robbed a bodega, Ruffin sarcastically scolded him and said that making a joke about the burglar would be divisive.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
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Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
The knock-knock burglars hit expensive homes which usually have elaborate video surveillance systems so the crooks wear masks and hoodies to cover their identities.
—Greg Fisher, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2025
In some, the takings were modest — one ice cream parlor was hit for a single tub of strawberry ice cream worth about $50, though the burglars damaged $500 worth of property to get it.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
After Meyers set up an unrelated joke about a man who robbed a bodega, Ruffin sarcastically scolded him and said that making a joke about the burglar would be divisive.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burglar
thief
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The thief — dressed in a black hoodie and black pants — held a gun to the victim’s face before stealing $100,000 from the victim’s bedroom and then fled on foot, heading south on Seventh Ave., cops said.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2025
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The thieves stole millions of dollars worth of jewelry from the reality star in the middle of the night.—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
14 May 2025
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“Burglar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burglar. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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