burglarとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

16th century, from Medieval Latin burglātor, British byform of burgātor (“burglar”), derived from burgō (“to commit burglary”), from Late Latin burgus (“fortified town”), itself probably from Frankish *burg (“fortress”), from Proto-Germanic *burgz, *burgiją (“borough, watch-tower”).

The -l- in burglātor may have been inserted under influence from Latin latro (“thief”). The shortened English form may have arisen through confluence with Old French burgeor (“burglar”), itself from the same Latin source.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈbɜːɡlə(ɹ)/
• (General American) IPA: /ˈbɝɡlɚ/
• 韻: -ɜː(ɹ)ɡlə(ɹ)

名詞

burglar (plural burglars)

1. A person who breaks in to premises with the intent of committing theft.

   The burglar made off with a large diamond from the museum.

   • 2010, Louis De Bernières, Notwithstanding, →ISBN, page 82:

     In the village itself his lionheartedness had been a legend ever since he had brained a burglar with a number seven iron, and the jury in Guildford had, despite the clear direction of the judge, resolutely declined to convict him for the use of unnecessary force.

   • 2017 June 23, Max Byrd, “A Trip to Southern Italy to Shed Light on a Family Scandal”, in The New York Times‎, archived from the original on 25 June 2017:

     There’s good reason to worry. In an earlier memoir, “Five-Finger Discount,” Stapinski recreated the terrifying world of swindlers, embezzlers, burglars and mobster wannabes who made up her extended Jersey City family.

   • 2025 February 1, Noah Goldberg, “He runs a desert micro-nation by the Salton Sea. Population Zero.”, in Los Angeles Times‎, archived from the original on 1 February 2025:

     Corona, who carries a pistol filled not with bullets but with tequila and drives around in his pickup truck that says “Porder Batrol” on the side, says he was playing pickleball at the time, which allowed the burglar free rein to the territory.

同意語

• burglarizer (rare)
• housebreaker

派生語

動詞

burglar (third-person singular simple present burglars, present participle burglaring, simple past and past participle burglared)

1. (ambitransitive) To commit burglary.
   • 1901, Emma Orczy, The Robbery in Phillimore Terrace:

     The latter, with another constable, remained to watch the burglared premises both back and front, […]

参考

• robber
• thief