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time burglars

time burglars is the plural of time burglar.

Meaning of time burglar

Noun

time burglar (plural time burglars)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) Something or someone that consumes an inordinate amount of time, especially without achieving anything productive.
    • Hey, TV can be a great source of learning, information, and keeping your kids occupied, but if your priorities are shifting and you want to grow out of your current life and into a new one, it's a time burglar […]2012, Nick O'Kelly, Patrick Schulte, Live on the Margin: Learn to Love Risk, Profit from Fear, and Retire Tomorrow, Two Old Goats Publishing, →ISBN

Questions about time burglars

What is time burglars the plural of?
Time burglars is the plural of time burglar.

Words near time burglars in the dictionary

  1. time book
  2. time books
  3. time box
  4. time boxes
  5. time burglar
  6. time burglars
  7. time candle
  8. time candles
  9. time capsule
  10. time capsules
  11. time card

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