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
Between a high-profile divorce, finishing up her law school studies and having to testify during the trial of the burglars who robbed her years ago in Paris, Kim Kardashian has had a lot going on.
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Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
While authorities are still trying to identify the burglars, prosecutors said on Monday that a bottle of liquid and other equipment were left behind at the scene and are now being examined.
—Bonny Chu , Ronn Blitzer, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
As barren as the mobile park looks during the day, Alex Lopez said that nightfall brings another issue: burglars.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
Nixon’s professed and late-blooming concern for safeguarding the rights of criminal defendants might be a bit hard to swallow; these were, after all, the Watergate burglars.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
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Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
While authorities are still trying to identify the burglars, prosecutors said on Monday that a bottle of liquid and other equipment were left behind at the scene and are now being examined.
—Bonny Chu , Ronn Blitzer, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
As barren as the mobile park looks during the day, Alex Lopez said that nightfall brings another issue: burglars.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
Nixon’s professed and late-blooming concern for safeguarding the rights of criminal defendants might be a bit hard to swallow; these were, after all, the Watergate burglars.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burglar
Noun
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The empty frames left by the thieves still hang in the museum to this day.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Investigators said the thief arrived in a white 2005-2010 Chevrolet Silverado.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The pic follows a bank robber (Eastwood) and his irreverent sidekick (Bridges) who reassemble their old posse for a daring new heist.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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The donut shop robber (now known to be villain Lightningstruck) is on the prowl again.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Burglar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burglar. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.
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