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
Overgrown shrubs can also shield burglars from street view, so trim back your foliage to deny them concealment.
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Jamie Gold, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The burglars took videos of homes on their cell phones and staked out the neighborhoods in advance.
—Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 25 Aug. 2025
Click or tap here to read more about how these skilled burglars executed heists.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Aug. 2025
The deficit of arrests and charges in the case raises the possibility that three-fourths of the band of burglars, said to have ties to South America, have gotten away with the crime.
—Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025
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Jamie Gold, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The burglars took videos of homes on their cell phones and staked out the neighborhoods in advance.
—Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 25 Aug. 2025
Click or tap here to read more about how these skilled burglars executed heists.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Aug. 2025
The deficit of arrests and charges in the case raises the possibility that three-fourths of the band of burglars, said to have ties to South America, have gotten away with the crime.
—Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burglar
Noun
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Convenience is one of the biggest appeals to would-be thieves, so the security of a lock will be a large deterrent—especially if your bag is in plain view throughout your flight.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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And just a few months before that, during a brutal heatwave, Free Press Personal Finance Columnist Susan Tompor wrote about a twist in which fraudsters used the internet to post fake numbers leading customers to the thieves.—
Frank Witsil,
Freep.com,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Ruffalo, who serves as the show’s star and executive producer, told Entertainment Weekly in September 2025 that the drama differs from other cops-and-robbers shows while still delivering plenty of plot twists.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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But while the area has been evacuated, a gang of robbers led by James is drilling into the subterranean vault of a nearby bank.—
Carole Horst,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Burglar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burglar. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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