Burglar

Definitions

A person who breaks in to premises with the intent of committing theft.

Equivalents

Examples

“The burglar made off with a large diamond from the museum.”

“In the village itself his lionheartedness had been a legend ever since he had brained a burglar with a number⟳ seven iron⟳, and the jury in Guildford had, despite the clear direction of the judge⟳, resolutely declined to convict him for the use⟳ of unnecessary force⟳.”

“There’s good reason⟳ to worry⟳. In an earlier memoir, “Five-Finger Discount,” Stapinski recreated the terrifying world of swindlers, embezzlers, burglars and mobster wannabes who made up her extended Jersey City family.”

“Corona, who carries a pistol filled not with bullets but with tequila and drives around in his pickup truck that says “Porder Batrol” on the side, says he was playing pickleball at the time, which allowed the burglar free rein to the territory.”

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