burglar

«burglar» in Mova's school dictionary: a person who breaks into a house, shop or building to… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a burglar, burglars)

meaning for a pupil

A burglar is a person who breaks into a house, shop or building to steal things. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday safety lessons, children learn to lock doors and windows and that burglar alarms protect homes. In stories and cartoons, burglars sneak in at night. Phrases: burglar alarm, catch a burglar, a burglar broke in.

examples

• A burglar broke into the shop last night. tree →
• The burglar alarm went off. tree →
• Always lock the door so burglars can't get in. tree →
• The police caught the burglar. tree →
• The dog barked and scared the burglar away. tree →
• In the cartoon, the burglar wore a striped shirt and a mask. tree →
• If you think a burglar is in your house, get out quietly and call the police. tree →

note

Countable: a burglar, burglars. Crime: burglary; verb: burgle (UK) or burglarize (USA). Spelling: -ar at the end, not -er. A burglar breaks in to steal; a robber uses force or threats against people. Safety: never try to stop a burglar yourself.

In the corpora

• Burglars check under doormats, so the hiding place of a spare key is kept secret.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «burglar» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.