house ‧ break ‧ er /ˈhaʊsˌbreɪkə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
a thief who enters someone else’s house by breaking locks, windows etc SYN burglar
—housebreaking noun [uncountable]
house ‧ break ‧ er /ˈhaʊsˌbreɪkə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
a thief who enters someone else’s house by breaking locks, windows etc SYN burglar
—housebreaking noun [uncountable]
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012