Synonyms of burglars

burglars

noun

plural of burglar

as in thieves

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.

Related Words

• thieves
• robbers
• housebreakers
• bandits
• safecrackers
• stealers
• pirates
• embezzlers
• cat burglars
• cracksmen
• grafters
• kidnappers
• kleptomaniacs
• shoplifters
• picklocks
• pinchers
• pilferers
• pickpockets
• hijackers
• purloiners
• looters
• carjackers
• larcenists
• plunderers
• abductors
• cutpurses
• smugglers
• pillagers
• rustlers
• highwaymen
• kleptos
• ravishers
• skyjackers
• footpads
• ransackers
• poachers
• sneak thiefs
• despoilers
• muggers
• dips

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of burglars

Despite the help from aircraft, law enforcement could not locate the suspects after searching all of the rail cars investigators believed the burglars entered. — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

On June 19 burglars used a saw to cut through a garage door on Avalon Heights Terrace, and smashed through a sliding glass window to get into the home. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026

The burglars subsequently smashed the display case with the gold piece of jewelry in question before fleeing through the main entrance. — News Desk, Artforum, 27 July 2026

The New Evidence also devotes time to the defense theory that Laci encountered the burglars who robbed the home of across-the-street neighbors Rudy and Susan Medina. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 18 July 2026

Peterson's attorneys argued that Laci could have interrupted the robbery in progress and was then abducted and killed by the burglars. — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 18 July 2026

The body lay unsecured for more than 10 hours while burglars twice picked through the dead man’s room. — Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026

The probe ultimately exposed a cover-up effort involving top White House officials, secret payments to the burglars and attempts to use federal agencies to derail the investigation. — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026

Washington Post journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein were able to connect the dots between the Watergate burglars. — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 26 June 2026