All housebreaker synonyms

noun housebreaker

• moonlighter — the light of the moon.
• lifter — a person or thing that lifts.
• scrounger — to borrow (a small amount or item) with no intention of repaying or returning it: to scrounge a cigarette.
• highwayman — (formerly) a holdup man, especially one on horseback, who robbed travelers along a public road.
• cardsharper — (rare) alternative spelling of cardsharp.
• defalcator — A defaulter or embezzler.
• embezzler — One who steals money they have been trusted with, especially from one's employer; one who embezzles.
• cat burglar — A cat burglar is a thief who steals from houses or other buildings by climbing up walls and entering through windows or through the roof.
• filcher — to steal (especially something of small value); pilfer: to filch ashtrays from fancy restaurants.
• picklock — a person who picks a lock, especially a burglar.
• grafter — the acquisition of money, gain, or advantage by dishonest, unfair, or illegal means, especially through the abuse of one's position or influence in politics, business, etc.
• purloiner — to take dishonestly; steal; filch; pilfer.
• heister — a robbery or holdup: Four men were involved in the armored car heist.
• second-story man — a burglar who enters through an upstairs window.
• cracksman — a burglar, esp a safe-breaker
• yegg — a safecracker.