burglar
English
Etymology
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Middle English, shortened from burgulator, from British Medieval Latin burglātor, from Old French burgeor (“burglar”), from Medieval Latin burgātor (“burglar”), from burgāre (“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
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Noun
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.
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Verb
burglar (third-person singular simple present burglars, present participle burglaring, simple past and past participle burglared)
- (transitive, intransitive) To commit burglary; to burgle.
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