housebreaker
/ˈhaʊsˌbreɪkər/
noun
- A person who illegally enters a building, especially a home, in order to steal things; a burglar.
- After the housebreaker struck, the family installed a security system.
- Neighbors reported seeing a suspicious van, which later turned out to belong to a known housebreaker.
- The housebreaker was caught by the police as he tried to escape through a window.