noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ professional ( BrE )
▪ cat
▪ suspected ( BrE )
VERB + BURGLAR
▪ catch
▪ hunt ( BrE , informal )
▪
Police are hunting ~s who stole property worth £3 500.
BURGLAR + VERB
▪ break in
▪
The ~ had broken in through a window.
▪ steal sth
▪ strike ( esp. BrE )
▪
Burglars had already struck twice that week in their street.
BURGLAR + NOUN
▪ alarm