Burglar
Pronunciation : Bur"glar
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. burg town, F. bourg, fr. LL. burgus (of German origin) + OF. lere thief, fr. L. latro. See Borough, and Larceny.] (Law)
Definition : Defn: One guilty of the crime of burglary. Burglar alarm, a device for giving alarm if a door or window is opened from without.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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