burglar
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed 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
editburglar (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
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Verb
editburglar (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, […]
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