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burglar definition

bur·glar (bʉr′glər)

noun

a person who commits burglary

Etymology: Anglo-L burglator, altered by assoc. with L latro, thief (orig., hired servant < Gr latris: see -latry) < OFr burgeor, burglar; ult. < LL burgus: see bourgeois

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