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house·break·er    Audio Help   [hous-brey-ker] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.a person who breaks into and enters a house with a felonious intent.
2.British.
a.a worker or wrecking company that demolishes houses and buildings, as to make room for new construction.
b.a person who buys doors, paneled walls, etc., from standing houses, to sell as antiques; a person who dismantles a house of its valuable parts before it is torn down.
[Origin: 1275–1325; ME. See house, breaker1]

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housebreaking, noun
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Thesaurus Entries
  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  larcenist
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  A person who steals.
Synonyms:  bandit, burglar, highwayman, larcener, pilferer, purloiner, robber, stealer, thief
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
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