cat-burglar

verb

To burglarize in the manner of a cat burglar.

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cat-burglarizecat-burgle
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Meanings

verbcat-burglar (third-person singular simple present cat-burglars, present participle cat-burglaring, simple past and past participle cat-burglared)

present singular third person cat-burglars · participle present cat-burglaring · participle past cat-burglared · past cat-burglared

  1. rareTo burglarize in the manner of a cat burglar.

    Mr. Tuckerfield: Thank you, Mr. Shensky! Hey! These aren't my shoes! Angela: Of course not! You cat-burglared them! Officer Halcroft: Of course he didn't cat-burglar them, Angela. Because he had the wrong glasses on, Mr. Tuckerfield has been picking up stuff that isn't his by accident.

    1999, Mona the Vampire, "The Whirling Void" (season 1, episode 4a)

    Synonyms: cat-burglarize, cat-burgle

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo burglarize in the manner of a cat burglar.

Similar
cat-burglarizecat-burgle
Also see
cat-burglarizecat-burgle

Origin

From cat burglar.

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APA

cat-burglar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cat-burglar

MLA

“cat-burglar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cat-burglar. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cat-burglar,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cat-burglar.

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