BURGLAR

burglar

(noun) a thief who enters a building with intent to steal

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

burglar (plural burglars)

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

Verb

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



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