Cat-burglar

Origin

From cat burglar.

Full definition of cat-burglar

Verb

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