burglar

Etymology

Borrowed from British Medieval Latin burglātor, from Old French burgeor (“burglar”), from Medieval Latin burgātor (“burglar”), from burgō (“to commit burglary”), from Late Latin burgus (“fortified town”), probably from Frankish *burg (“fortress”), from Proto-Germanic *burgz, *burgiją (“borough, watch-tower”). The -l- may have been inserted under influence from Latin latro (“thief”).

noun

1. A person who breaks in to premises with the intent of committing theft.
   The burglar made off with a large diamond from the museum.

verb

1. (transitive, intransitive) To commit burglary; to burgle.
   The latter, with another constable, remained to watch the burglared premises both back and front, […] 1901, Emma Orczy, The Robbery in Phillimore Terrace