Housebreaker
[hausbreikә]
Definition
(noun.) a burglar who unlawfully breaks into and enters another person's house.
Edited by Lester--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) One who is guilty of the crime of housebreaking.
Checked by Archie
Examples
- The housebreaker freed one arm, and grasped his pistol. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- First and foremost, Faguey,' said the housebreaker, 'how's Bill? Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- The housebreaker's boy, sir! Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- To the best of my judgement, like a housebreaker new to the business, my dear, who can't make himself quite comfortable till he is off the premises. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- The housebreaker flung the girl from him to the further end of the room, just as the Jew and the two boys returned, dragging Oliver among them. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Nancy, apparently fearful of irritating the housebreaker, sat with her eyes fixed upon the fire, as if she had been deaf to all that passed. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- What honest man, on being casually taken for a housebreaker, does not feel rather tickled than vexed at the mistake? Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- The Jew motioned to the Dodger to place what eatables there were, upon the table; and, seating himself opposite the housebreaker, waited his leisure. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
Edited by Gillian