cat burglar
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He is a cat burglar - a kleptomaniac kitty who apparently cannot be reformed.
From BBC ● Dec. 25, 2022
They are worse than the solitary crooks who occasionally slink past our homes because they are ubiquitous, invisible and more elusive than even the wiliest cat burglar.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 20, 2022
The colt had never really sat behind horses, preferring to steal to the front like a cat burglar and dare the authorities to run him down.
From New York Times ● May 21, 2022
You are not Javert, he is not Jean Valjean, he still clearly needs a nap, and you have a cat burglar who is also … a cat.
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2020
Victor, dressed in black sneakers, pants, and hood, like a cat burglar, walked in, followed by his boys.
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
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