Burglar
11burglar — In One Hundred Dollar Misunder standing, by Robert Gover, a young American tells a prostitute that he is a burglar, meaning to impress her. She responds by addressing him as ‘burglar’, or ‘Mister Burglar’: ‘I ain got nothin fer you t’take jes… …
12burglar — noun A thief who steals from premises. The burglar made off with a large diamond from the museum. See Also: burglarize, burglary, burgle, burglar alarm, cat burglar …
13burglar — n. a cat burglar * * * [ bɜːglə] a cat burglar …
14burglar — [15] The first trace we have of burglar is as burgulator in 13th century Anglo Latin texts, and it appears in Anglo Norman legal documents of the 15th century as burgler. These point to an unrecorded medieval Latin base *burg ‘plunder’, which… …
15burglar — noun the burglar escaped through the bedroom window Syn: robber, housebreaker, cat burglar, thief, raider, looter, safecracker, intruder, prowler; informal second story man, yegg …
16burglar */ — UK [ˈbɜː(r)ɡlə(r)] / US [ˈbɜrɡlər] noun [countable] Word forms burglar : singular burglar plural burglars someone who enters a building illegally in order to steal things …
17burglar — [15] The first trace we have of burglar is as burgulator in 13th century Anglo Latin texts, and it appears in Anglo Norman legal documents of the 15th century as burgler. These point to an unrecorded medieval Latin base *burg ‘plunder’, which… …
18burglar — See robber. See robber, thief, burglar …
19burglar — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. housebreaker, second story man. See stealing. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. thief, housebreaker, second story man*; see criminal , robber . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. thief, cat burglar, crook,… …
20burglar — bur|glar [ˈbə:glə US ˈbə:rglər] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Anglo French; Origin: burgler, from Medieval Latin burglator, from burgare to burgle , from Latin burgus defended place ] someone who goes into houses, shops etc to steal things →↑robber,… …
