prowler

Meaning

1. One who roves about for prey; one who prowls.
2. A person who moves stealthily around a place with intention to commit a crime, especially burglary or theft.

Synonyms

pillager

marauder

robber

sneak

sneak thief

stalker

gunman

highwayman

impostor

picaroon

pilferer

plunderer

poacher

preyer

ransacker

ravisher

shark

🦈

skulker

snatcher

thief

tramp

vagabond

cat burglar

spoliator

bandit

swoper

brigand

cheat

depredator

drifter

footpad

Translations

rôdeur

Herumtreiber

rondaire

saltamarges

Einbrecher

Strolch

Vagabund

Herumtreiberin

άρπαξ

ληστής

cambrioleur

malandro

المتصيّد

merodeador

rondador

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɹaʊlɚ/

Etymology

From prowl + -er.