housebreaker

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housebreaker

noun housebreakers

A criminal who breaks into and enters another's house or premises with the intent of committing a crime. […] here were no Gibers, Cenſurers, Backbiters, Pick-pockets, Highwaymen, Houſebreakers, Attorneys, Bawds, Buffoons, Gameſters, Politicians, Wits, ſplenetick tedious Talkers, Controvertiſts, Raviſhers, Murderers, Robbers, Virtuoſo's; […]
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noun criminal

Ελληνικά	διαρρήκτης diarríktis, διαρρήκτρια diarríktria

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@misc{housebreaker_2026,
  title = {housebreaker},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/housebreaker},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}