HOUSEBREAKER


Meaning of HOUSEBREAKER in English

— housebreaking , n.

/hows"bray'keuhr/ , n.

1. a person who breaks into and enters a house with a felonious intent.

2. Brit.

a. a worker or wrecking company that demolishes houses and buildings, as to make room for new construction.

b. a person who buys doors, paneled walls, etc., from standing houses, to sell as antiques; a person who dismantles a house of its valuable parts before it is torn down.

[ 1275-1325; ME. See HOUSE, BREAKER 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .