prowler
[prou-ler]
noun
a person or animal that prowls.
a person who goes stealthily about with some unlawful intention, as to commit a burglary or theft.
Origin of prowler
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Historical Examples of prowler
Every prowler in the dark is, consciously or unconsciously, a mystic.
The Web of the Golden SpiderFrederick Orin Bartlett
They knew that some hungry night prowler would then take care of it for them.
The House in the WaterCharles G. D. Roberts
A thump, followed by a muttered curse, betrayed the identity of the prowler.
Bloom of CactusRobert Ames Bennet
The prowler had stubbed his stockinged toe against a chair leg.
Bloom of CactusRobert Ames Bennet
If there was one prowler around there might be a dozen or a score.
Boy Scouts on Hudson BayG. Harvey Ralphson
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