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burglar

/ˈbɜːɡlə(ɹ)/ /ˈbɝɡlɚ/

Meanings
noun
A person who breaks in to premises with the intent of committing theft

Examples :

"The burglar made off with a large diamond from the museum."
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Related Words

Illustration commit

commit noun

/kəˈmɪt/

The act of committing (e.g. a database transaction or source code into a source control repository), making it a permanent change.

"The commit to the new software version fixed the bug. "

Illustration museum

museum noun

/mjuːˈziːəm/ /mjuˈzi.əm/

A building or institution dedicated to the acquisition, conservation, study, exhibition, and educational interpretation of objects having scientific, historical, cultural or artistic value.

"The local museum has an excellent exhibit on ancient Egyptian artifacts. "

Illustration burgle

burgle verb

/ˈbɜːɡəl/

To commit burglary.

"Someone tried to burgle my neighbor's house last night. "

Illustration premises

premises noun

/ˈpɹɛməsiːz/

Land, and all the built structures on it, especially when considered as a single place.

"The school's new premises are much larger and better equipped than the old ones. "

Illustration intent

intent noun

/ɪnˈtɛnt/

A purpose; something that is intended.

"My intent was to finish my homework before dinner. "

Illustration person

person noun

/ˈpɜːsən/ /ˈpɝsən/

An individual; usually a human being.

"Each person is unique, both mentally and physically."

Illustration breaks

breaks noun

/bɹeɪks/

An instance of breaking something into two or more pieces.

"The femur has a clean break and so should heal easily."

Illustration burglary

burglary noun

/ˈbɜː(ɹ)ɡləɹi/

The crime of unlawfully breaking into a vehicle, house, store, or other enclosure with the intent to steal.

"The burglary of the local store resulted in a significant loss of inventory. "

Illustration diamond

diamond noun

/ˈdaɪ(ə)mənd/

A glimmering glass-like mineral that is an allotrope of carbon in which each atom is surrounded by four others in the form of a tetrahedron.

"The saw is coated with diamond."

Illustration committing

committing verb

/kəˈmɪtɪŋ/

To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to entrust; to consign; used with to or formerly unto.

"She is committing her child to the care of a trusted babysitter for the evening. "

Illustration hardware

hardware noun

/ˈhɑːdˌwɛə/ /ˈhɑɹdˌwɛɹ/

Fixtures, equipment, tools and devices used for general-purpose construction and repair of a structure or object. Also such equipment as sold as stock by a store of the same name, e.g. hardware store.

"My dad bought new hardware at the store to fix the leaky faucet in the kitchen. "

Illustration burglarized

burglarized verb

/ˈbɜːɡləraɪzd/ /ˈbɜːrɡləraɪzd/

To commit burglary.

"Our neighbor's house was burglarized while they were on vacation. "