Thief vs. Burglar — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Thief and Burglar
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Definitions
Thief➦
One who commits the act or crime of theft.
Burglar➦
One who commits burglary.
Thief➦
One who carries out a theft.
Burglar➦
A person who breaks in to premises with the intent of committing theft.
The burglar made off with a large diamond from the museum.
Thief➦
One who steals another person's property, especially by stealth and without using force or violence.
Burglar➦
(ambitransitive) To commit burglary; to burgle.
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Thief➦
(obsolete) A waster in the snuff of a candle.
Burglar➦
One guilty of the crime of burglary.
Thief➦
One who steals; one who commits theft or larceny. See Theft.
There came a privy thief, men clepeth death.
Where thieves break through and steal.
Burglar➦
A thief who enters a building with intent to steal
Thief➦
A waster in the snuff of a candle.
Take heed, have open eye, for thieves do foot by night.
Some roving robber calling to his fellows.
Thief➦
A criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
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