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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024house•break•er /ˈhaʊsˌbreɪkɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a person who breaks into and enters a house with the intention to rob or steal something.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024house•break•er (hous′brā′kər),USA pronunciation n. - a person who breaks into and enters a house with a felonious intent.
- [Brit.]
- a worker or wrecking company that demolishes houses and buildings, as to make room for new construction.
- a person who buys doors, paneled walls, etc., from standing houses, to sell as antiques;
a person who dismantles a house of its valuable parts before it is torn down.
- Middle English. See house, breaker1 1275–1325
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