burglar
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glər noun
a person who commits burglary.
Origin:
1225–75; Middle English < Anglo-French burgler (compare Anglo-Latin burg(u)lātor), perhaps < Old French *borgl(er) to plunder, pillage (< Gallo-Romance *būriculāre, equivalent to *būric(āre) (Old Low Franconian *būrj(an) to dart at, pounce upon + Vulgar Latin *-icāre v. suffix; compare Old French burgier to strike, hit) + -ulāre v. suffix) + Anglo-French -er -er2; see -ar2
1225–75; Middle English < Anglo-French burgler (compare Anglo-Latin burg(u)lātor), perhaps < Old French *borgl(er) to plunder, pillage (< Gallo-Romance *būriculāre, equivalent to *būric(āre) (Old Low Franconian *būrj(an) to dart at, pounce upon + Vulgar Latin *-icāre v. suffix; compare Old French burgier to strike, hit) + -ulāre v. suffix) + Anglo-French -er -er2; see -ar2
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| —n | |
| a person who commits burglary; housebreaker | |
| [C15: from Anglo-French burgler, from Medieval Latin burglātor, probably from burgāre to thieve, from Latin burgus castle, fortress, of Germanic origin] | |
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Word Origin & History
burglar
1540s, shortened from M.E. burgulator, from Anglo-L. burglator (late 13c.), from O.Fr. burgeor "burglar," from M.L. burgator "burglar," from burgare "to break open, commit burglary," from L. burgus "fortress, castle," a Gmc. loan-word akin to borough. The intrusive -l- is
perhaps from influence of L. latro "thief," originally "hired servant." The native word was burgh-breche.
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Example sentences
Burglar bars provide a quick, obvious, and relatively easy solution.
It would be firmly fixed so that no burglar could remove it.
It is boosted after natural disasters and during crime waves as infrastructure is renewed and burglar alarms are installed.
Furthermore, you'd better have a good burglar alarm system or a reliable guard dog because house break-ins are frequent.
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