housebreakers

noun

plural of housebreaker
as in burglars

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  1. burglars
  2. thieves
  3. robbers
  4. stealers
Noun
  • After making off with the paintings, initial reports of the robbery came from local passersby who saw the fleeing burglars—not the museum’s workers.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The would-be burglars targeted a home in Pasadena, California.
    — Abigail Velez, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of burglars
Noun
  • The thieves bypassed alarm and security systems at the MuMe museum.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The thieves also purloined a small double-sided painting, with the Virgin and Child on one side and Christ on the other, that the Sicilian regional government had bought from the auction house Christie's back in 2003.
    — Willem Marx, NPR, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of thieves
Noun
  • Set in 1935, amidst the Great Depression, Season 2 revolves around the bloody massacre of the Bradley Gang, a group of bank robbers who stop in Derry to buy ammo and end up facing unimaginable horror.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Several other law enforcement vehicles then pulled up with their lights and sirens activated, and the would-be robbers ran off.
    — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of robbers
Noun
  • Many common Mac stealers rely on AppleScript or simpler software wrappers.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
  • Unlike hackers and data stealers, the people behind data broker websites aren’t breaking any laws.
    — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 25 June 2026
Definition of stealers
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