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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.
- a worker or wrecking company that demolishes houses and buildings, as to make room for new construction.
- 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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