I set a trap for the prowler.
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Prowler
//ˈpɹaʊlɚ//
Synonyms for "prowler" (34 found)
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Closest matches (7)
Strong matches (10)
Related words (17)
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6 translations across 3 languages.
Dutch
4 entries- dief noun (one who prowls)
- inbreker noun (one who prowls)
- sluiper noun (one who prowls)
- snuffelaar noun (one who prowls)
German
1 entries- Herumtreiber noun (one who prowls)
Swedish
1 entries- strykare noun (one who prowls)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
House Prees and Bloods […] were everywhere to be seen in earnest colloquy. For the matter was, that there was some sort of night-prowler about the school grounds.
Source: wiktionary
Discourage nighttime prowlers by installing motion-sensitive lights.
Source: wiktionary
“I was under the impression that a prowler had broken in and killed my baby. Never did they say that it was a deputy-involved shooting until my brother read it on the internet,” Wilburn said.
Source: wiktionary
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