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Back-formation from cat burglar.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
cat-burgle
Today it means: Synonym of cat-burglar (“to burglarize like a cat burglar”). Full definition →
Today it means: Synonym of cat-burglar (“to burglarize like a cat burglar”). Full definition →
Back-formation from cat burglar.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.