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
The Subscriber centers on a high-end escort who, after witnessing the death of a wealthy client, kidnaps a burglar in a panic while trying to flee the premises.
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Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Overgrown shrubs can also shield burglars from street view, so trim back your foliage to deny them concealment.
—Jamie Gold, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
And the money is often sent to the burglars’ associates or family members in their home countries.
—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
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Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Overgrown shrubs can also shield burglars from street view, so trim back your foliage to deny them concealment.
—Jamie Gold, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
And the money is often sent to the burglars’ associates or family members in their home countries.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burglar
Noun
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The idea that new technology can flip the odds of catching a thief or recovering a child feels like progress.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Overall last year, nighttime thefts of copper wiring along RTD disrupted train service 21 times between April and October, with thieves escaping with metal worth about $110,000.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
12 Sep. 2025
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Redford plays an aging bank robber and escape artist who can’t quite quit the criminal life, and even gets to ride a horse – a fitting bookend for a inimitable Hollywood career.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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That film begins with charismatic bank robber Ryan Gosling in a thrilling motorcycle escape from the cops, and moves through several twists and turns, lurches forward in time, and holds Gosling at its heart as a man doing bad things for good reasons.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Burglar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burglar. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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