burglar : Idioms & Phrases
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Burglar alarm
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noun a loud warning signal produced by a burglar alarm
- they could hear the burglar alarm a mile away
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noun a warning device that is tripped off by the occurrence of a burglary
WordNet
- a device for giving alarm if a door or window is opened from without.
Webster 1913
cat burglar
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noun a burglar who unlawfully breaks into and enters another person's house
housebreaker.