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bur·glar
 burglar
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- pronunciation:
- buhr
gl
 r
- features:
- Word Builder, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
A burglar is someone who goes into a building and steals something.
A burglar came in through the downstairs window and tried to steal some money.- similar words:
- criminal, robber, thief
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The word burglar
contains the following part:
-er, -or, -ar2
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means a person or thing that does
  More about this word part:
The suffix group -er
, -or
, -ar2 turns verbs into agent nouns.
Example words:
actor, administrator, builder, batter3, beggar, broiler, burglar, captor, carrier, censor, cleaner, commissioner, computer, consumer, container, dancer, diner, director, doctor, driver, employer, farmer, freezer, liar, manager, motor, painter1, pitcher2, player, potter, preacher, razor, refrigerator, reporter, runner, sailor, sculptor, seller, singer, speaker, survivor, teacher, tractor, user, vendor, washer, worker, writer
- synonyms:
- -ist, -ite2, -ator, -an, -ian, -ean
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