cat burglar

See also: cat-burglar

English

Etymology

From cat +‎ burglar.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /kæt ˈbɜːɡlə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈkæt ˌbɝɡlɚ/

Noun

cat burglar (plural cat burglars)

1. A particularly stealthy burglar, especially one who gains undetected entry through the use of agility.

   The police were baffled by the exploits of a cat burglar who only stole from the upper floors of high-rise apartments.

Derived terms

• cat-burglar
• cat-burglarize
• cat burglary
• cat-burgle

 

Translations

burglar

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Dutch: geveltoerist (nl) m
• Estonian: murdvaras
• Finnish: (ovela) murtovaras
• Irish: gadaí dreapadóireachta m
• Italian: topo d'appartamento m
• Japanese: 怪盗 (ja) (kaitō)
• Portuguese: gatuno (pt) m
• Russian: фо́рточник (ru) m (fórtočnik)
• Swedish: fasadklättrare (sv) c