housebreaker n 1: a burglar who unlawfully breaks into and enters another person's house [syn: {housebreaker}, {cat burglar}] 2: a wrecker of houses; "in England a housewrecker is called a housebreaker" [syn: {housewrecker}, {housebreaker}]
Housebreaker \House"break`er\, n. One who is guilty of the crime of housebreaking. [1913 Webster]