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burglar

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bur·glar  (bûrglr)
n.
One who commits burglary.

[Anglo-Norman burgler (alteration of burgesur, probably from Old French burg, borough) and Medieval Latin burgultor (alteration of burgtor, from burgre, to commit burglary in, from Late Latin burgus, fortified town), both of Germanic origin; see bhergh-2 in Indo-European roots.]

burglar
Noun
a person who illegally enters a property to commit a crime [Medieval Latin burglator]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.burglarburglar - a thief who enters a building with intent to steal
cat burglar, housebreaker - a burglar who unlawfully breaks into and enters another person's house
stealer, thief - a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it

burglar
Translations
burglar [ˈbəːgləʳ] nladrón/ona m/f

burglar [ˈbəːgləʳ] ncambrioleur m

burglar [ˈbəːgləʳ] nEinbrecher(in) m(f)

burglar [ˈbəːgləʳ] nscassinatore m

burglar
n burglar [ˈbəːglə]
a person who enters a house etc illegally to steal The burglar stole her jewellery. inbreker لِصُّ المنازِلِ لَيْلا крадец lupič indbrudstyv der Einbruch κλέφτης, διαρρήκτης ladrón murdvaras دزد murtovaras cambrioleur/-euse פּוֹרֵץ चोर provalnik betörő maling, pencuri innbrotsþjófur scassinatore 夜盗 강도 įsilaužėlis kramplauzis pencuri inbreker innbruddstyv włamywacz gatuno spărgător вор-взломщик zlodej vlomilec provalnik inbrottstjuv ผู้ร้ายย่องเบา ev soyan hırsız 夜賊 злодій-зломник چوری کرنے کے لئے گھر میں داخل ہونے والا شخص kẻ trộm
n burglar alarm
an alarm against burglaries. diefalarm, inbraakalarm جَرَسُ إنْذارٍ بالسَّرِقَه аларма срещу крадци poplašné zařízení tyverialarm der Einbruchalarm συναγερμός alarma antirrobo vargaalarm دزدگیر alarme מַעֲרֶכֶת אַזעָקָה चोर घंटी protuprovalni alarm riasztó(berendezés), betörésjelző készülék bel anti maling antifurto 盗難警報器 자동 도난 경보기 signalizacija pretielaušanās signalizācija penggera kecurian alarminstallatie innbruddsalarm alarm przeciwwłamaniowy охранная сигнализация poplašný signál, poplašné zariadenie alarm zaštitni alarm tjuvlarm สัญญาณกันขโมย hırsız alarmı 防盜自動警鈴 сигналізація проти злодіїв چوریوں کے خلاف خبر دار کرنے والا الارم chuông báo trộm
n burglary
(an act of) illegally entering a house etc to steal He has been charged with burglary. inbraak السَّطْو عَلى المَنازِلِ لَيلا وَسَرِقَتُها обир с взлом vloupání, loupež indbrud der Einbruch διάρρηξη robo murdvargus ورود به جایی برای دزدی murtovarkaus cambriolage פְּרִיצָה चोरी, सेंधमारी provala betörés pencurian innbrot furto (con scasso) 夜盗 강도 행위 įsilaužimas zādzība ielaužoties kecurian inbraak innbrudd(styveri) włamanie assalto spargere кража со взломом krádež, vlámanie vlom provalništvo inbrott การบุกเข้ามาขโมยของในบ้าน; การย่องเบา ev soyma, hırsızlık 盜竊 крадіжка зі зломом نقب زنی ، چوری sự ăn trộm
v burgle
Our house has been burgled. inbreek يَسْطو على البيْتِ ويَسرِقُه извършвам обир vyloupit, vloupat se bryde ind i einbrechen κάνω διάρρηξη robar sisse murdma دستبرد زدن murtautua cambrioler לִפְרוֹץ चोरी करना, सेंध मारना provaliti u kuću betör membongkar brjótast inn scassinare, svaligiare 押し入る 강도질을 하다 įsilaužti apzagt ielaužoties dimasuki pencuri inbreken bryte (seg) inn i włamać się assaltar a sparge совершать кражу со взломом vykradnúť vlomiti provaliti göra inbrott บุกเข้ามาขโมยของในบ้าน ev soymak, hırsızlık yapmak 盜竊 здійснювати крадіжку зі зломом نقب زنی یا چوری کرنا ăn trộm


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A LAWYER in whom an instinct of justice had survived the wreck of his ignorance of law was retained for the defence of a burglar whom the police had taken after a desperate struggle with someone not in custody.
There's a man on board we want--a Philadelphia burglar called 'Pinky' McGuire.
But one night, under cover of darkness, and further concealed in a most cunning disguisement, a desperate burglar slid into his happy home, and robbed them all of everything.
 
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