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Burglar

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yeggnoun(cant, slang) A person who breaks open safes; a burglar.
muggernounA person who assaults and robs others, especially in a public place.
stealernoun(chiefly in combination) One who steals; a thief.
robbernoun(crime) A person who robs.
thievingnounThe action of theft.
thiefnounOne who steals another person's property, especially by stealth and without using force or violence.
banditnounOne who robs others in a lawless area, especially as part of a group.
prowlernounA person who moves stealthily around a place with intention to commit a crime, especially burglary or theft.
intrudernounSomeone who intrudes.
perpnoun(slang, law enforcement) A perpetrator.
perpetratornounOne who perpetrates; especially, one who commits an offence or crime.
crooknounA bend; turn; curve; curvature; a flexure.
sirennounA device, either mechanical or electronic, that makes a piercingly loud sound as an alarm or signal, or the sound from such a device.
mermaidnounA mythological creature with a woman's head and upper body, and a tail of a fish.
alarmsnounAny sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger; a warning sound to arouse attention; a warning of danger.
housebreakernounA criminal who breaks into and enters another's house or premises with the intent of committing a crime.
breakernounSomething that breaks (something else).
criminalnounA person who is guilty of a crime, notably breaking the law.
home invadernoun(law, criminology) Someone who commits a home invasion.
shoplifternounA person who shoplifts, one who steals from shops.

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