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Dear Rod: My dictionary confirms this. Also the etymology of burglar is interesting, being comprised of parts meaning "a hired servant of someone who lives in the city."
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[Anglo-L burglator, altered by assoc. with L latro, thief (orig., hired servant < Gr latris: see -LATRY) < OFr burgeor, burglar; ult. < LL burgus: see BOURGEOIS] a person who commits burglary
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