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Synonyms of burglar
- The burglar had broken into several homes in the neighborhood.
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for burglar
- cutpurse,
- dip
- [slang],
- pickpocket,
- pilferer,
- shoplifter
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Which by the way is very, very wrong
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“Burglar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burglar. Accessed 6 Aug. 2020.
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The first known use of burglar was in 1541
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