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noun
A criminal who breaks into and enters another's house or premises with the intent of committing a crime.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: drummer
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a burglar who unlawfully breaks into and enters another person's house
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: cat burglar
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: burglar
noun
a wrecker of houses
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: housewrecker
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: wrecker
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH-der.? Proto-Germanic *hūsą Proto-West Germanic *hūs Old English hūs Middle English hous English house English breaker English housebreaker From house + breaker.
Across languages
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
