burglar
(noun) a thief who enters a building with intent to steal
Source: WordNet® 3.1
burglar (plural burglars)
A person who breaks in to premises with the intent of committing theft
burglar (third-person singular simple present burglars, present participle burglaring, simple past and past participle burglared)
(ambitransitive) To commit burglary; to burgle.
Source: Wiktionary
Bur"glar, n. Etym: [OE. burg town, F. bourg, fr. LL. burgus (of German origin) + OF. lere thief, fr. L. latro. See Borough, and Larceny.] (Law)
Definition: One guilty of the crime of burglary. Burglar alarm, a device for giving alarm if a door or window is opened from without.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 March 2025
(noun) any of numerous and diverse orchids of the genus Odontoglossum having racemes of few to many showy usually large flowers in many colors
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
