English noun: housebreaker | |||
| 1. | housebreaker (person) a burglar who unlawfully breaks into and enters another person's house | ||
| Synonyms | cat burglar | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | burglar | ||
| 2. | housebreaker (person) a wrecker of houses | ||
| Samples | In England a housewrecker is called a housebreaker. | ||
| Synonyms | housewrecker | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | wrecker | ||