Collocations for burglar - noun
ADJ.
professional | cat
(= a burglar who climbs up the outside of buildings)
(= a burglar who climbs up the outside of buildings)
suspected
VERB + BURGLAR
hunt
(informal) Police are hunting burglars who stole property worth £3,500.
(informal) Police are hunting burglars who stole property worth £3,500.
catch
BURGLAR + VERB
break in
The burglar had broken in through a window.
The burglar had broken in through a window.
steal sth | strike
Burglars had already struck twice that week in their road.
Burglars had already struck twice that week in their road.
BURGLAR + NOUN
alarm