burglar
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from British Medieval Latin burglātor, from Old French burgeor (“burglar”), from Medieval Latin burgātor (“burglar”), from burgō (“to commit burglary”), from Late Latin burgus (“fortified town”), probably from Frankish *burg (“fortress”), from Proto-Germanic *burgz, *burgiją (“borough, watch-tower”). The -l- may have been inserted under influence from Latin latro (“thief”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɜːɡlə(ɹ)/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɝɡlɚ/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)ɡlə(ɹ)
Noun
[edit]burglar (plural burglars)
- A person who breaks in to premises with the intent of committing theft.
- The burglar made off with a large diamond from the museum.
Synonyms
[edit]- burglarizer (rare)
- housebreaker
Derived terms
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Verb
[edit]burglar (third-person singular simple present burglars, present participle burglaring, simple past and past participle burglared)
- (transitive, intransitive) To commit burglary; to burgle.
- 1901, Emma Orczy, The Robbery in Phillimore Terrace:
- The latter, with another constable, remained to watch the burglared premises both back and front, […]
See also
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