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Word: Burglar
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 16th century: from legal French burgler or Anglo-Latin burgulator, burglator; related to Old French burgier ‘pillage’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈbəːɡlə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a person who commits burglary
Short Definition:person who commits burglary
Examples:- the burglars smashed a glass door to gain access
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