cat-burglar

English

Etymology

From cat burglar.

Verb

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

1. (rare) To burglarize in the manner of a cat burglar.
   • 1999, Mona the Vampire, "The Whirling Void" (season 1, episode 4a):

     Mr. Tuckerfield: Thank you, Mr. Shensky! Hey! These aren't my shoes!

     Angela: Of course not! You cat-burglared them!

     Officer Halcroft: Of course he didn't cat-burglar them, Angela. Because he had the wrong glasses on, Mr. Tuckerfield has been picking up stuff that isn't his by accident.

Synonyms

• cat-burglarize
• cat-burgle