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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cat-burglar

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.32 in modern English

Syllables
cat-bur-glar
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To burglarize in the manner of a cat burglar.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From cat burglar.

Inflected Forms

cat-burglars (present, singular) cat-burglaring (participle, present) cat-burglared (participle, past) cat-burglared (past)

Synonyms

cat-burglarize cat-burgle

Questions

What does cat-burglar mean?
To burglarize in the manner of a cat burglar.
Where does cat-burglar come from?
From cat burglar.

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