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burglar
[ bur-gler ]
/ ËbÉr glÉr /
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noun
a person who commits burglary.
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Origin of burglar
First recorded in 1225â75; Middle English, from Anglo-French burgler (compare Anglo-Latin burg(u)lÄtor), perhaps from unattested Old French borgl(er) âto plunder, pillageâ (from unattested Gallo-Romance bĆ«riculÄre, equivalent to unattested bĆ«ric(Äre) (unattested Old Low Franconian bĆ«rj(an) âto dart at, pounce uponâ + unattested Vulgar Latin -icÄre verb suffix; compare Old French burgier âto strike, hitâ) + -ulÄre verb suffix) + Anglo-French -er-er2; see -ar2
Words nearby burglar
burgh, burgher, Burghley, Burghley House, burghul, burglar, burglar alarm, burglarious, burglarize, burglarproof, burglary
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British Dictionary definitions for burglar
burglar
/ (ËbÉËÉĄlÉ) /
noun
a person who commits burglary; housebreaker
Word Origin for burglar
C15: from Anglo-French burgler, from Medieval Latin burglÄtor, probably from burgÄre to thieve, from Latin burgus castle, fortress, of Germanic origin
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