a person who breaks into and enters a house with a felonious intent.
2.
British.
a.
a worker or wrecking company that demolishes houses and buildings, as to make room for new construction.
b.
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.
[hous-brey-ker] 
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