cat burglars

noun

plural of cat burglar
as in cracksmen

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  1. burglars
  2. robbers
  3. thieves
Noun
  • Last month, burglars stole millions of dollars worth of jewelry from the museum of French luxury glassmaker Lalique in a daring early morning raid.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The Gables home’s security systems, which the burglars took with them, have also been recovered.
    — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of burglars
Noun
  • Preliminary explorations indicate these burials were looted in antiquity; passages linking them are thought to have been made by ancient robbers moving between the tombs.
    — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The robbers have ordered the victims to unlock their cellphones, and have fled on foot after taking the phones.
    — Dylan Olsen, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of robbers
Noun
  • For more than a week, there wasn’t much news or fanfare that thieves stole more than 40,000 pounds of Milwaukee-founded Pabst Blue Ribbon, or PBR, beer from a Montclair distribution center.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • In September 2025, thieves snatched three porcelain works worth millions of dollars and classed as national treasures in a heist at the Adrien Dubouche National Museum in Limoges in central France.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of thieves
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“Cat burglars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cat%20burglars. Accessed 3 Sep. 2026.

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