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noun
- A thief who steals from premises.
- The made off with a large diamond from the museum.
Translations: - Dutch: inbreker
- French: cambrioleur , cambrioleuse
Etymology: From Middle English burgulator < Anglo-Norman burglÄtor < Old French burgeor (burglar) < Medieval Latin burgÄtor (burglar) < burgÄre (to commit burglary) < Late Latin burgus (fortified town) < Germanic - burgs (fortress) < Proto-Indo-European
- bhergh2- (high, heights). The -l- may have been inserted under influence from Latin latro (thief).
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