A thief who enters a building by climbing to an upper storey.
（翻屋攀墙的）飞贼
Example sentencesExamples
A high-tech cat burglar is invading the apartments of young women.
For Marcia, being a cat burglar was all risk, excitement and fun.
They're trying to make me think he's a cat burglar that sneaks out at night.
She added that Jack is also an expert cat burglar and if he is out at night and sees an open skylight he cannot resist the temptation.
He probably won't be a killer, maybe a career cat burglar or similar.
The two cat burglars were still standing in front of the row of apartments holding a large bag when police arrived and local residents identified them as the burglars.
An attempted robbery by a female cat burglar was thwarted when she was trapped by a resident, the Central Local Court heard recently.
This is a cat burglar willing to go in at night, take what he wants.
Where antiques are stolen it is often not a case of a cat burglar arriving at 2am, it is guys driving large removal vans up the driveway in broad daylight.
A cat burglar in Amsterdam got himself in a tight spot after running away from police across house roofs.
If this guy were a cat burglar, he'd practically be leaving a business card at the scene of the crime.
Your fingertips contain oil, which is why you leave fingerprints on surfaces when you touch them, and why cat burglars always wear gloves in the movies.
Definition of cat burglar in US English:
cat burglar
nounˈkat ˌbərɡlərˈkæt ˌbərɡlər
A thief who enters a building by climbing to an upper story.
（翻屋攀墙的）飞贼
Example sentencesExamples
An attempted robbery by a female cat burglar was thwarted when she was trapped by a resident, the Central Local Court heard recently.
Where antiques are stolen it is often not a case of a cat burglar arriving at 2am, it is guys driving large removal vans up the driveway in broad daylight.
She added that Jack is also an expert cat burglar and if he is out at night and sees an open skylight he cannot resist the temptation.
A high-tech cat burglar is invading the apartments of young women.
If this guy were a cat burglar, he'd practically be leaving a business card at the scene of the crime.
This is a cat burglar willing to go in at night, take what he wants.
Your fingertips contain oil, which is why you leave fingerprints on surfaces when you touch them, and why cat burglars always wear gloves in the movies.
For Marcia, being a cat burglar was all risk, excitement and fun.
He probably won't be a killer, maybe a career cat burglar or similar.
They're trying to make me think he's a cat burglar that sneaks out at night.
The two cat burglars were still standing in front of the row of apartments holding a large bag when police arrived and local residents identified them as the burglars.
A cat burglar in Amsterdam got himself in a tight spot after running away from police across house roofs.