Definition of Burglar

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burglar
n. thief, housebreaker

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Burglar Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Burglar
(n.)
One guilty of the crime of burglary.
  

WordNet 2.0
burglar

Noun
1. a thief who enters a building with intent to steal
(hypernym) thief, stealer
(hyponym) housebreaker, cat burglar
(derivation) burglarize, burglarise, burgle, heist

Australian Slang
Turd-burglar
homosexual male

hEnglish - advanced version
burglar

burglar
\bur"glar\ (&?;), n. [oe. burg town, f. bourg, fr. ll. burgus (of german origin) + of. lere thief, fr. l. latro. see borough, and larceny.] (law) one guilty of the crime of burglary.
burglar
alarm, a device for giving alarm if a door or window is opened from without.


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Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1
burglar
foghluidhe tighe, buirgléir

English Phonetics


Burglar Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries

Phobia
Scelerophobia
Fear of burglars