burglar
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Inglese
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Sostantivo
burglar sing (pl.: burglars)
- (diritto) ladro d'appartamento, scassinatore (qualcuno che commette furti in abitazioni private)
Pronuncia
- IPA: /ˈbərɡlər/
Etimologia / Derivazione
dal latino medievale burgator, "scassinatore", a sua volta da burgus, "città fortificata", attraverso l'inglese antico burgulator o burglator. Attestato nella forma moderna dal XVI secolo
Sinonimi
Termini correlati
- Dictionary.com, lemma burglar
- The Free Dictionary, edizione online
- Merriam-Webster, Versione on-line
- WordReference.com, Versione on-line Inglese-Italiano
- Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary
- Il Sansoni, Inglese edizione on-line da "www.corriere.it"