Intermediate 📚 Vocabulary · #1282 of 1319

burglar (n.)

a person who breaks in to steal

Examples

  • The burglar escaped.

Key rules

  • A burglar is a person who breaks into a building to steal
  • The burglar escaped, a burglar alarm
  • Burglar is countable

Common mistakes

  • The burglars got in → The burglar got in
💡 Tip: Crime // Home security // Police
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