Thesaurus results for BURGLAR

burglar

noun

Definition of burglar

as in thief

a person who illegally enters a building in order to steal things; a person who commits burglary The burglar had broken into several homes in the neighborhood.

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Recent Examples of burglar The probe ultimately exposed a cover-up effort involving top White House officials, secret payments to the burglars and attempts to use federal agencies to derail the investigation. — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026 They have each been charged with burglary, reckless endangerment, criminal mischief, violation of local law, possession of burglar's tools, criminal tampering, criminal trespass and disorderly conduct, according to sources. — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 1 July 2026 Police arrested the pair on charges of burglary, reckless endangerment, criminal mischief, criminal trespass, criminal tampering, possession of burglar's tools, disorderly conduct and other offenses. — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026 Both face multiple charges -- including burglary, reckless endangerment, criminal mischief, criminal trespass, violation of a local law, criminal tampering, disorderly conduct and possession of burglar's tools -- according to police. — Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for burglar

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Elsewhere in France’s southwest region, yet another museum fell victim to thieves, who made off this time with archaeological treasures in silver and gold from the Gallic and Roman period, reports Le Journal des Arts.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 6 July 2026
When a thief opens an account with your SSN, birthdate and address, canceling the account only fixes part of the problem.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026

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Cargo theft has been around for centuries, evident for example in the train robbers of the late 1800s, but soaring demand for AI hardware has shifted heist targets to data centers and the technology’s ever-expanding infrastructure.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 3 July 2026
The crux of the case stems from a 2019 armed robbery at a Virginia bank and how police tracked down the robber.

— Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 2 July 2026

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