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burglar

[ bur-gler ]

noun

  1. a person who commits burglary.


burglar

/ ˈ²úÉœËÉ¡±ôÉ™ /

noun

  1. a person who commits burglary; housebreaker
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of burglar1

First recorded in 1225–75; Middle English, from Anglo-French burgler (compare Anglo-Latin ²ú³Ü°ù²µ(³Ü)±ôÄå³Ù´Ç°ù ), perhaps from unattested Old French borgl(er) “to plunder, pillage†(from unattested Gallo-Romance ²úÅ«°ù¾±³¦³Ü±ôÄå°ù±ð, equivalent to unattested ²úÅ«°ù¾±³¦(Äå°ù±ð) (unattested Old Low Franconian ²úÅ«°ùÂá(²¹²Ô) “to dart at, pounce upon†+ unattested Vulgar Latin -¾±³¦Äå°ù±ð verb suffix; compare Old French burgier “to strike, hitâ€) + -³Ü±ôÄå°ù±ð verb suffix) + Anglo-French -er -er 2; -ar 2
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of burglar1

C15: from Anglo-French burgler , from Medieval Latin ²ú³Ü°ù²µ±ôÄå³Ù´Ç°ù , probably from ²ú³Ü°ù²µÄå°ù±ð to thieve, from Latin burgus castle, fortress, of Germanic origin
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“And finally tonight, a bodega was robbed in Brooklyn this week. The burglars shattered the store's front door, emptied the cash register and set fire to the ATM. When asked why –â€

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“There’s an innocent bodega owner. There’s a burglar.â€

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Mr Hare said he felt both emotional and grateful no-one was harmed, calling the burglars the "most dangerous people who'd ever visited Blenheim Palace".

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After a failed PIT maneuver to immobilize the car in the parking lot, the burglars fled, purposely hitting a police vehicle to get away, police said.

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Initially, when police responded to the bloody scene, investigators considered the killing to be the work of so-called knock-knock burglars who plagued parts of San Fernando Valley.

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