See Also: burglar(dictionary)
burglar(dictionary)
cat burglar(dictionary)
BURGLAR(law)
burglar alarm(dictionary)

burglar (iou)



burglar noun & verb. M16.
[Law French burgler (cf. Anglo-Norman burgur), Anglo-Latin burg(u)lator, app. from base meaning 'pillage'.]
A. noun. A person who is guilty of burglary. M16.
cat-burglar: see CAT noun1.
Comb.: burglar alarm (a device with) an alarm that sounds if a house etc. is broken into.
b. verb trans. & intrans. = BURGLE verb. Now rare. L19.
burglarize verb trans. & intrans. = BURGLE verb L19.