prowler
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7.6
- noun
- /ˈpraʊlər/
:
merodeador
- The security footage showed a prowler attempting to open car doors late at night.
- a night prowler
- report a prowler
- a prowler call
Examples
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I had certainly been seen, and wouldn't I be reported now as a prowler, a peeping Tom?
Fiction book (1993) -
Listen, I think I just saw a prowler wandering around outside on my grounds.
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Look, I got a prowler in the woods.
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You the one that called to report a prowler?
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Well, we got a report last night there was a prowler in the neighborhood.
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Probably one of those night prowlers.
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Police said they started getting clusters of phone calls over the summer about prowlers outside homes.
Blog text (2) -
"There are prowlers at all hours, looking for unlocked doors."
Fiction book (2000) -
There was a prowler.
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There's a prowler about.
Synonyms
2
7.6
A person who secretly steals things without using force
1
7.3
A person who steals small things without using force
1
9.4
A person who hides or moves quietly to avoid being seen
1
8.4
A person or animal that moves quietly to avoid being noticed and blamed
A person who steals things secretly
Antonyms
How Dangerous
101
4.6
- Offensive
119
7.0
240
3.9
16
7.6
25
4.9
2
5.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Prowler comes from the verb prowl, which means 'move quietly and secretly', plus the ending -er meaning 'one who does it'. Imagine a cat moving around a garden at night — a prowler is literally someone who moves like that, often to steal or cause harm.