Plural of burglar
regular plural
The plural of burglar is burglars.
Forms of burglar
| Singular | burglar /ˈbɜːɡlə(ɹ)/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | burglars |
| Countable | countable |
Burglars in a sentence
- In an earlier memoir, “Five-Finger Discount,” Stapinski recreated the terrifying world of swindlers, embezzlers, burglars and mobster wannabes who made up her extended Jersey City family.2017 June 23, Max Byrd, “A Trip to Southern Italy to Shed Light on a Family Scandal”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on...
- The burglars rummaged the entire house for cash and jewellery.From the entry rummage
- The burglars made a mockery of the museum's security system.From the entry make a mockery of
- He complained that his book collection was regularly raided by “American burglars.” It was ensorcelling.2025 August 2, Maureen Dowd, “Attention, Men: Books Are Sexy!”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 02 Aug 2025. From the entry ensorcelling
- Up a step are burglars, car thieves, fraudsters and drug dealers.2011, Razor Smith, A Rusty Gun. From the entry gas meter bandit
Meaning of burglar
- noun A person who breaks in to premises with the intent of committing a crime, usually theft.
- verb To commit burglary.
Questions about the plural of burglar
- What is the plural of burglar?
- The plural of burglar is burglars.
- Is burglar countable?
- Burglar is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: burglar (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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