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housebreaker

[ hous-brey-ker ]
/ ˈhaʊsˌbreɪ kər /
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noun

a person who breaks into and enters a house with a felonious intent.
British.
  1. a worker or wrecking company that demolishes houses and buildings, as to make room for new construction.
  2. a person who buys doors, paneled walls, etc., from standing houses, to sell as antiques; a person who dismantles a house of its valuable parts before it is torn down.

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Origin of housebreaker

1275–1325; Middle English. See house, breaker1

OTHER WORDS FROM housebreaker

housebreaking, noun

Words nearby housebreaker

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Words related to housebreaker

raider, burglar, looter, pickpocket, thief, con artist, bandit, crook, swindler, thug, marauder, pirate, mugger, shoplifter, rustler, sniper, criminal, robber, pilferer, lurker

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