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Definition of Housebreaker
1. Noun. A burglar who unlawfully breaks into and enters another person's house.
2. Noun. A wrecker of houses. "In England a housewrecker is called a housebreaker"
Definition of Housebreaker
1. n. One who is guilty of the crime of housebreaking.
Definition of Housebreaker
1. Noun. A criminal who breaks into and enters another's house or premises with the intent of committing a crime. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Housebreaker
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Housebreaker
Literary usage of Housebreaker
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Century Readings for a Course in English Literature by John William Cunliffe, Karl Young (1915)
"... antiquary fall across a sheet of manu- POET AND housebreaker script and the
name will be recalled the old infamy will pop out into daylight like Perhaps ..."
2. English Prose (1137-1890) by John Matthews Manly (1909)
"ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON (1850-1894) FRANCOIS VILLON, STUDENT, POET, AND housebreaker
Perhaps one of the most curious revolutions in literary history is the ..."
3. A Brief Historical Relation of State Affairs from September 1678 to April 1714 by Narcissus Luttrell (1857)
"Monday last, Hall the chimney sweeper, a most notorious housebreaker, was taken
and committed to Newgate. Six Dutch posts arrived, advise, ..."
4. Lives of the Most Remarkable Criminals, who Have Been Condemned and Executed (1873)
"... a housebreaker. [HOUGH Vices and Extravagancies are the common Causes which
induce Men to fall into those illegal Practices which lead to a shameful ..."
5. Things I Have Seen and People I Have Known by George Augustus Sala (1894)
"Pictures Recalled by Association—Jack Sheppard, with a Difference —Cruikshank's
Presentment of the housebreaker—A Portrait at Washington—Guide's "Beatrice ..."
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