"cat-burglar" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: cat-burglars [present, singular, third-person], cat-burglaring [participle, present], cat-burglared [participle, past], cat-burglared [past]
Etymology: From cat burglar. Etymology templates: {{m|en|cat burglar}} cat burglar Head templates: {{en-verb}} cat-burglar (third-person singular simple present cat-burglars, present participle cat-burglaring, simple past and past participle cat-burglared)
  1. (rare) To burglarize in the manner of a cat burglar. Tags: rare Synonyms: cat-burglarize, cat-burgle
    Sense id: en-cat-burglar-en-verb-HofqM3XM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for cat-burglar meaning in All languages combined (1.6kB)

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