■ noun a person who commits ~y.
Derivatives
~ious -'glɛ:rɪəs adjective ( archaic ).
Origin
C16: from legal Fr. burgler or Anglo-Latin burgulator , burglator ; related to OFr. burgier 'pillage'.
■ noun a person who commits ~y.
Derivatives
~ious -'glɛ:rɪəs adjective ( archaic ).
Origin
C16: from legal Fr. burgler or Anglo-Latin burgulator , burglator ; related to OFr. burgier 'pillage'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004