1. burglar
The burglar tied my hands behind my back with a rope.
The policeman arrested the burglar.
Tom continued reading the newspaper even though the burglar alarm had gone off.
A burglar made away with my wife's diamond ring.
A burglar broke into the convenience store last month, but I heard the police caught him yesterday.
I awoke to find a burglar in my room.
The burglar stole our TV.
Two policemen arrested a burglar. They caught him sneaking into Mrs. Miller's.
The burglar wore gloves, with the result that there were no finger-prints to be found.
Bill was killed by a burglar.
burglar noun [C] someone who robs a house, who gets into buildings illegally and steals things
How did the burglar get in?
Last night there was a burglar in our house. Fortunately, he must have got scared and ran away taking nothiung.
house burglary
As I entered the kitchen, a burglar was jumping out the window with my laptop computer.