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housebreaker

hou·seb·rea·ker

uncommon

noun

1.

a burglar who unlawfully breaks into and enters another person''s house

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2.

a wrecker of houses

  • “in England a housewrecker is called a housebreaker”
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Origin

From house + breaker.

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