burglar
noun[C]
uk/ˈbɜː.ɡlər/us/ˈbɝː.ɡlɚ/B2
apersonwhoillegallyentersbuildingsandstealsthings
入室窃贼- It wasbraveof you tochaseafter the burglar.
- Nohouseholdsecuritydeviceswillprotectyou against thedeterminedburglar.
- The burglar hadlefthisfingerprintsall over thewindow.
- The burglarsdisabledthealarmand used aglasscuttertobreakinto thehouse.
- The burglars have beenarrestedbut thejewelleryis stillmissing.
Miscellaneous criminals
- arsonist
- artifice burglar
- bigamist
- bioterrorist
- black hat
- distraction thief
- drug dealer
- embezzler
- expropriator
- extortioner
- looter
- lowlife
- lynch mob
- man of straw
- money launderer
- shicer
- shoplifter
- small-timer
- smuggler
- snatcher