burglar
nounHow many syllables in burglar?
There are 2 syllables in the word burglar.How to pronounce burglar:
Definition of burglar:
- burglar (noun):
- one who commits burglary
- a thief who enters a building with intent to steal.
- a person who illegally enters a property to commit a crime
Synonyms for burglar:
bandit
cat burglar
embezzler
filcher
housebreaker
picklock
pilferer
pirate
robber
safecracker
sneak thief
stealer
thief
Antonyms for burglar:
constable
constabulary
cop
gendarme
law
law enforcement
law enforcement officer
lawman
officer
patrolman
patrolwoman
peace officer
police
police constable
police officer
policeman
policewoman
sheriff
Here are some other common 2-syllable words.
- boldly
- beckons
- pounces
- bravely
- hygiene
- worksheets
- meekly
- patterned
- streamlet
- harbour
- unclothed
- penult
- dwindling
- slogged
- ichor
- commence
- Sanders
- surmount
- decrease
- alludes
- squiggle
- fastly
- grotty
- schoolbook
- guileless
- drudging
- canun
- trundling
- sated
- plenteous
- flashing
- resent
- grunted
- problems
- snooty
- onslaught
- Peking
- glinting
- pattered
- befouled
- costive
- despoiled
- ensconced
- gimmick
- Loewe
- maestro
- broadly
- pamper
- Tory
- sorest
- … more
Syllable Fun Fact
In non-linear phonology, the syllable is seen not as a linear sequence but as a hierarchical structure of constituents.
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