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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024bur•glar /ˈbɜrglɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- one who commits burglary.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024bur•glar (bûr′glər),USA pronunciation n. - a person who commits burglary.
- Gallo Romance *būriculāre, equivalent. to *būric(āre) (Old Low Franconian *būrj(an) to dart at, pounce upon + Vulgar Latin *-icāre verb, verbal suffix; compare Old French burgier to strike, hit) + -ulāre verb, verbal suffix) + Anglo-French -er -er2; see -ar2
- Old French *borgl(er) to plunder, pillage (
- Anglo-French burgler (compare Anglo-Latin burg(u)lātor), perh.
- Middle English 1225–75
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: burglar /ˈbɜːɡlə/ n - a person who commits burglary; housebreaker
Etymology: 15th Century: from Anglo-French burgler, from Medieval Latin burglātor, probably from burgāre to thieve, from Latin burgus castle, fortress, of Germanic origin |