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prowler

/prou-ler/US // ˈpraʊ lər //

徘徊者,游荡者,浪人,徘徊的人

Related Words

burglar窃贼,盗贼,盗窃者,入室盗窃者 crook骗子,诈骗,诈骗犯,骗人 robber劫匪,掠夺者,盗贼,盗版者 pilferer偷窃者,窃贼,胠箧者流,盗贼 lurker潜伏者,流浪者,潜水者,潜水员 housebreaker破屋者,闯入者,破门者,破门而入者

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : a person or animal that prowls.
- : a person who goes stealthily about with some unlawful intention, as to commit a burglary or theft.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounthief

Synonyms

burglar窃贼,盗贼,盗窃者,入室盗窃者 crook骗子,诈骗,诈骗犯,骗人 housebreaker破屋者,闯入者,破门者,破门而入者 lurker潜伏者,流浪者,潜水者,潜水员 pilferer偷窃者,窃贼,胠箧者流,盗贼 robber劫匪,掠夺者,盗贼,盗版者 sneakthief窃贼,盗贼,偷偷摸摸,偷偷摸摸的

Examples

Zimmerman had called 911 to report the sighting of what he thought was an armed prowler.
The pig-headed prowler I saw, with my pompon missing from his shoe, and his bonne amie wearing the stolen ring.
The moment the brute touched the bait the falling door slid down, imprisoning the prowler.
That night a child was born to Julia, on a pallet of dried grass and prowler skins.
He carried the pups back past the prowler and looked down at it in passing.
The savage cry of a prowler came, like a sound to match, and the attack was on.

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