housebreaker

noun

Definition of housebreakernext
as in burglar

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  1. burglar
  2. thief
  3. robber
  4. safecracker
  5. cat burglar
Noun
  • The burglar has gone on to enter the businesses and steal items, which the burglar has loaded into a shopping cart.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • After making off with the paintings, initial reports of the robbery came from local passersby who saw the fleeing burglars—not the museum’s workers.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of burglar
Noun
  • Neighbors say they're left shaken after an elderly couple was lured out of their home by thieves, who ransacked their house and stole from them.
    — Jermont Terry, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The field is expanding to include thieves from other sectors, lured by the comparatively low-risk, high-reward nature of art thefts.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of thief
Noun
  • Police say the robbers took $50 from one of the chicken stand workers, and $60 from the other.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Certain men have reportedly watched CCTV footage of their stupefied selves inexplicably helping their robbers gut their apartments of possessions.
    — Mattha Busby, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of robber
Noun
  • So Niki decides to contact the criminal safecrackers to make the money that Harry desperately needs.
    — Stephen Farber, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2026
  • In the end, staff at the Capitol had to hire a safecracker and jimmy the thing.
    — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Definition of safecracker
Noun
  • The character’s nickname, Big Pussy, is rumored to have originated during his time as a cat burglar.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The Nuggets are a cat burglar’s dream team.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 11 Feb. 2026
Definition of cat burglar
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“Housebreaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/housebreaker. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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