HOUSEBREAKER

housebreaker, cat burglar

(noun) a burglar who unlawfully breaks into and enters another person’s house

housewrecker, housebreaker

(noun) a wrecker of houses; “in England a housewrecker is called a housebreaker”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

housebreaker (plural housebreakers)

A criminal who breaks into and enters another's house or premises with the intent of committing a crime.

Source: Wiktionary


House"break`er, n.

Definition: One who is guilty of the crime of housebreaking.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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COVERT

(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”


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