"cat burglar" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kæt ˈbɜːɡlə/ [UK], /ˈkæt ˌbɝɡlɚ/ [US] Forms: cat burglars [plural]
Etymology: From cat + burglar. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|cat|burglar}} cat + burglar Head templates: {{en-noun}} cat burglar (plural cat burglars)
  1. A particularly stealthy burglar, especially one who gains undetected entry through the use of agility. Categories (topical): Crime, People Derived forms: cat-burglar, cat-burglarize, cat burglary, cat-burgle Translations (burglar): 飛賊 /飞贼 (Chinese Mandarin), geveltoerist [masculine] (Dutch), murdvaras (Estonian), (ovela) murtovaras (Finnish), gadaí dreapadóireachta [masculine] (Irish), topo d'appartamento [masculine] (Italian), 怪盗 (kaitō) (Japanese), gatuno [masculine] (Portuguese), фо́рточник (fórtočnik) [masculine] (Russian), fasadklättrare [common-gender] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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  "word": "cat burglar"
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