as in thief
a person who illegally enters a building in order to steal things; a person who commits burglary
The burglar had broken into several homes in the neighborhood.
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Recent Examples of burglar
The burglar then removed the painting and fled from the home — and remains on the run, cops said Wednesday.
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Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
The burglars did not enter the actors' main home, but the couple was not home at the time anyway, sources said.
—Alex Stone, ABC News, 20 May 2025
Fearing the burglars would next try to enter her room, Harouche locked herself in the bathroom and texted Kardashian’s sister, Kourtney, and her bodyguard, Pascal Duvier.
—Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 13 May 2025
Ruffin skewered the decision by mocking a joke that Meyers was in the process of making about a burglar robbing and setting fire to a New York City bodega.
—Judy Kurtz, The Hill, 1 Apr. 2025
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Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
The burglars did not enter the actors' main home, but the couple was not home at the time anyway, sources said.
—Alex Stone, ABC News, 20 May 2025
Fearing the burglars would next try to enter her room, Harouche locked herself in the bathroom and texted Kardashian’s sister, Kourtney, and her bodyguard, Pascal Duvier.
—Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 13 May 2025
Ruffin skewered the decision by mocking a joke that Meyers was in the process of making about a burglar robbing and setting fire to a New York City bodega.
—Judy Kurtz, The Hill, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burglar
thief
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Set in a sedate corner of Massachusetts circa 1970, the story follows JB Mooney (O’Connor), an unemployed carpenter turned amateur art thief, who plans his first big heist.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
6 June 2025
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As data continues to grow exponentially and storage becomes an increasing need, the methods employed by hackers and data thieves also grow.—
Renee Schafer,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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“Burglar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burglar. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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