prowler

American  

[prou-ler] / ˈpraʊ lər /

noun

1. a person or animal that prowls.

2. a person who goes stealthily about with some unlawful intention, as to commit a burglary or theft.

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Etymology

Origin of prowler

First recorded in 1510–20; prowl + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Pinchin's own obsession began in 2019, the year she learned of the late Al Anderson, the curmudgeonly captain of a charter fishing boat called the Prowler.

From Salon • Aug. 2, 2023

In that accident, a Marine EA-6B Prowler swooped through a valley just above the treetops, severing the cable with its tail fin before returning safely to Aviano base.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 22, 2022

The Lynx Prowler VT driver takes a fundamentally different approach to adjustability.

From Golf Digest • Feb. 4, 2019

Glover eventually made a brief appearance as Aaron Davis, Morales' supervillain uncle The Prowler, in Sony’s live-action "Spider-Man: Homecoming."

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2018

As for Growler and Prowler, they merely yawned, as if they had heard this song more than once before, only faintly clapping their paws together in order not to attract the tyrant's attention to themselves.

From The Wonderful Bed by Knevels, Gertrude