A housebreaker is someone who enters another person's house by force, for example by breaking the locks or windows, in order to steal their possessions.
Examples of 'housebreaker' in a sentence
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`I've met and talked with the housebreaker myself - now there's one you have to meet, George.
Heller, Keith MAN'S LOVING FAMILY
The housebreaker 's unclean face was still cheerful and mocking, although a slow worry had begun gathering at its edges.
Heller, Keith MAN'S LOVING FAMILY
`I know one called Edward Bellamy who's a housebreaker up in Seven Dials.