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 Sims 4's burglar is called Robin Banks and will show up during the night, when your Sims are happily sleeping.
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Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
For weeks a small group of burglars have roamed around the East Bay smashing into restaurants and stealing safes, authorities say.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2025
Anyone with information regarding the burglar’s whereabouts is urged to call NYPD Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2025
When a responding officer mistook the Newark Angel Frank Melvin for a burglar and shot him in the chest in 1981—that was real.
—Kent Russell, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
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Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
For weeks a small group of burglars have roamed around the East Bay smashing into restaurants and stealing safes, authorities say.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2025
Anyone with information regarding the burglar’s whereabouts is urged to call NYPD Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2025
When a responding officer mistook the Newark Angel Frank Melvin for a burglar and shot him in the chest in 1981—that was real.
—Kent Russell, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for burglar
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“Burglar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burglar. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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