Categories: GeneralSynonyms

BURGLAR: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for BURGLAR?

Need another word that means the same as “burglar”? Find 9 synonyms and 30 related words for “burglar” in this overview.

Table Of Contents:

Burglar as a Noun
Definitions of "Burglar" as a noun
Synonyms of "Burglar" as a noun (9 Words)
Associations of "Burglar" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Burglar” are: housebreaker, robber, cat burglar, raider, looter, pilferer, picklock, thief, sneak thief

Burglar as a Noun

Definitions of "Burglar" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “burglar” as a noun can have the following definitions:

A person who commits burglary.
A thief who enters a building with intent to steal.

Synonyms of "Burglar" as a noun (9 Words)

cat burglar	Feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats.
housebreaker	A burglar who unlawfully breaks into and enters another person’s house. In England a housewrecker is called a housebreaker.
looter	A person who steals goods, typically during a war or riot. Last summer s riots saw thousands of businesses ransacked by looters.
picklock	An instrument for picking locks.
pilferer	A thief who steals without using violence.
raider	A person who attacks business premises in order to steal. Masked raiders burst into the 100 seater restaurant.
robber	A person who commits robbery.
sneak thief	Someone who prowls or sneaks about; usually with unlawful intentions.
thief	A person who steals another person’s property, especially by stealth and without using force or threat of violence. The thief* stole the drugs from a doctor s surgery.*

Associations of "Burglar" (30 Words)

arrest	Seize and detain (a ship) by legal authority. The negotiations were in arrest.
bandit	A robber or outlaw belonging to a gang and typically operating in an isolated or lawless area. The bandit* produced a weapon and demanded money.*
beware	Be on one’s guard; be cautious or wary about; be alert to. We should beware* the incompetence of legislators.*
brigand	An armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band.
burglary	Entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property. A two year sentence for burglary.
burgle	Commit a burglary; enter and rob a dwelling. Our house in London has been burgled.
filch	Make off with belongings of others. They filched milk off morning doorsteps.
interloper	Someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission. Japanese consumers have in the past been unreceptive to foreign interlopers in the cell phone market.
kleptomaniac	Someone with an irrational urge to steal in the absence of an economic motive.
larceny	Theft of personal property In English law larceny was replaced as a statutory crime by theft in 1968.
pickpocket	A person who steals from people’s pockets. I think someone pickpocketed me in Brighton on my way to the station.
pillage	The action of pillaging a place or property, especially in war. Artworks pillaged from churches and museums.
pocket	Put into one s pocket. The pack has two main compartments and four pockets.
purse	A sum of money spoken of as the contents of a money purse. The purse* barely covered the winner s expenses.*
rapine	The violent seizure of someone’s property. The fruits of violence and rapine.
recidivist	Relating to recidivists. Research reveals that murderers are less likely to be recidivist* than other criminals.*
rob	Deprive someone of (something needed or deserved. Hughes robbed Vonk yards inside the City half.
robber	A person who commits robbery.
robbery	The action of taking property unlawfully from a person or place by force or threat of force. An armed robbery.
rustler	Someone who steals livestock (especially cattle. The cattle rustlers stole over 700 cattle.
security	A department responsible for the security of the institution s property and workers. His pension gave him security* in his old age.*
shoplifting	The action of stealing goods from a shop while pretending to be a customer. She had convictions for shoplifting.
steal	An act of stealing a base. He finished with eight points four steals and seven assists.
thief	A criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it. The thief* stole the drugs from a doctor s surgery.*
thieve	Be a thief; steal something. They began thieving again.
thievery	The action of stealing another person’s property. Petty thievery.
transgression	The spreading of the sea over land as evidenced by the deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata. Few ministers now stand down because of sexual transgressions.
vagrancy	The state of wandering from place to place; having no permanent home or means of livelihood. A descent into vagrancy* and drug abuse.*
wallet	A bag for holding provisions, especially when travelling, typically used by pedlars and pilgrims.
waylay	Wait in hiding to attack. He waylaid me on the stairs.