Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

time burglar

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.34 in modern English

Syllables: time bur-glar
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Something or someone that consumes an inordinate amount of time, especially without achieving anything productive.

Informal

Example Sentences

"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 […]"
"Being a social climber was more of a time burglar than having a ghost twin sister."
"That's when it hits me that Brunswick is a time burglar. Specifically, she's stealing my time with her inane questions and now she is my nemesis."

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

time burglars (plural)

Synonyms

time bandit time thief

Questions

What does time burglar mean?: Something or someone that consumes an inordinate amount of time, especially without achieving anything productive.

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