burglar

Converse of object

• deter: Postcode your property Marking your property can deter burglars.
• convict: A series of in-depth interviews were conducted with convicted burglars who were serving prison terms.
• arrest: The old hands among my colleagues warned me never to arrest a burglar on the way in.
• shoot: Last year he shot a burglar in his apartment.
• catch: They caught a burglar breaking into a house: " Let me.. ... .
• beat: Here are 27 things that will help you beat the burglar!

Converse of subject

• target: She has been targeted by burglars in the past.

Adjective modifier

• would-be: Burton's crime busting partners have been praised for helping police give would-be burglars the boot.
• prolific: The division's new Burglary Squad kicked off the operation on June 1, targeting a small group of prolific burglars.
• suspected: Information on suspected burglars, drug dealers and car thieves have been passed to police in this way.
• armed: In the nine years to 1887, 13 police officers were wounded by armed burglars in the Metropolitan Police District.
• most: Most burglars " work " fairly close to where they live, which tends to be the poorer areas.
• potential: Avoid placing it near a downstairs window; it tells potential burglars that you have one or more PCs in the house.

Modifies a noun

• alarm: You install a burglar alarm to protect your house.
• deterrent: A border of at least a meter, filled with thorny shrubs is a great burglar deterrent.
• proof: It was agreed that the new hut must be made burglar proof.

Noun used with modifier

• opportunist: First there is the largest group the casual, opportunist burglar or thief.
• distraction: All a distraction burglar needs is an open door.
• cat: I do not want to spend my entire summer with my windows sealed shut against cat burglars.

Preposition: in

• house: Just because I've had a nightmare doesn't mean that there aren't burglars in the house.