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# burgus **Type:** Etymological root **Language:** la-lat **Slug:** burgus ## Words From This Root - burglar - A person who breaks into a building in order to steal. - burglarize - to break into a building unlawfully in order to steal - burgess - a citizen or freeman of a borough; a borough's representative in early legislatures
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Words from this root
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burglar
B1
/ˈbɝɡlɚ/
A person who breaks into a building in order to steal.
burglarize
C2+
/ˈbɝɡləˌraɪz/
to break into a building unlawfully in order to steal
burgess
C2+
/ˈbɜrdʒɪs/
a citizen or freeman of a borough; a borough's representative in early legislatures
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