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Burglar (comics)
WordNet
noun
(1) A thief who enters a building with intent to steal
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From Middle English burgulator < Anglo-Norman burglātor < Old French burgeor (burglar) < Medieval Latin burgātor (burglar) < burgāre (to commit burglary) < Late Latin burgus (fortified town) < Germanic * burgs (fortress) < Proto-Indo-European * bhergh2- (high, heights). The -l- may have been inserted under influence from Latin latro (thief).
Noun
- A thief who steals from premises.
- The burglar made off with a large diamond from the museum.
Related terms
- burglarize
- burglary
- burgle
- burglar alarm
- cat burglar