English
Etymology
From Middle English burgulator < Anglo-Norman burgl�tor < Old French burgeor (burglar) < Medieval Latin burg�tor (burglar) < burg�re (to commit burglary) < Late Latin burgus (fortified town) < Germanic *burgs (fortress) < Proto-Indo-European *bhergh2- (high, heights). The -l- may have been inserted under influence from Latin latro (thief).
Noun
en-noun
- A thief who steals from premises.
#: The burglar made off with a large diamond from the museum.
Translations
Dutch: inbreker
Finnish: murtovaras
French: cambrioleur m, cambrioleuse f
Hebrew: פ�רץ (poretz) m, פ�רצת (poretzet) f
Ido: rupto-furtisto
Related terms
burglarize
burglary
burgle
burglar alarm
cat burglar
See also
robber
thief
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