artifice burglar
noun[C]
UKuk/ˈɑː.tɪ.fɪs ˌbɜː.ɡlər/us/ˈɑːr.t̬ə.fɪs ˌbɝː.ɡlɚ/apersonwho gets into someone'shousebytrickingthem inordertostealthings:
利用骗术入室行窃者Anartificeburglarwillconhis way intoyourhomeunder apretext.利用骗术入室行窃的人会找个借口骗进你家门。
Synonym
distraction burglar
- Hebelongsto agroupofhighlymobiledistractionburglars- alsoknownas "artificeburglars" - who between them make up to £40 million ayearbytrickingelderlypeopleout oftheirpropertyandcash.
- Policeareappealingforinformationinconnectionwith aprolificartificeburglar.
- We have been madeawareofartificeburglarspretendingto beworkmen.
- Artificeburglarsoftentargettheelderly, so be onyourguard.
Miscellaneous criminals
- arsonist
- bigamist
- bioterrorist
- black hat
- black marketeer
- distraction thief
- drug dealer
- embezzler
- expropriator
- extortioner
- looter
- lowlife
- lynch mob
- man of straw
- money launderer
- shicer
- shoplifter
- small-timer
- smuggler
- snatcher