Meanings
nouncat burglar (plural cat burglars)
plural cat burglars
- A particularly stealthy burglar, especially one who gains undetected entry through the use of agility.
The police were baffled by the exploits of a cat burglar who only stole from the upper floors of high-rise apartments.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna burglar who unlawfully breaks into and enters another person's house
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 飛賊 /飞贼
- 飛賊 /飞贼burglar
Dutch geveltoerist
- geveltoeristburglar
Estonian murdvaras
- murdvarasburglar
Finnish (ovela) murtovaras
- (ovela) murtovarasburglar
Irish gadaí dreapadóireachta
- gadaí dreapadóireachtaburglar
Italian topo d'appartamento
- topo d'appartamentoburglar
Japanese 怪盗
- 怪盗 (kaitō)burglar
Portuguese gatuno
- gatunoburglar
Russian фо́рточник
- фо́рточник (fórtočnik)burglar
Swedish fasadklättrare
- fasadklättrareburglar
Cite this entry
APA
cat burglar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cat%20burglar
MLA
“cat burglar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cat%20burglar. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cat burglar,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cat%20burglar.
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