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Housebreaker

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Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A criminal who breaks into and enters another's house or premises with the intent of committing a crime.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. One who is guilty of the crime of housebreaking.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. One who breaks, opens, and enters a house with felonious intent.

n. Same as house-wrecker.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a wrecker of houses

n. a burglar who unlawfully breaks into and enters another person's house

Word Usage

"What the Express wants people to think is that the sterotypical burglar they use the archaic term 'housebreaker' who forces entry to a home and steals valuables will get a community penalty."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

wrecker burglar

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

freebooter highwayman waltzer mugger forger