Fig.: a thief who steal from houses; a housebreaker

In the undercover interview, the former thief said: "I've been burglarizing houses for three years, I was what you call a cat burglar, but I quit a year ago and I want to help people avoid break-ins"

Nell'intervista in incognito, l'ex ladro ha dichiarato: “Ho fatto il ladro nelle case per tre anni, quello che voi chiamate un topo d'appartamento, ma ho smesso un anno fa e voglio aiutare la gente a evitare i furti in casa”

When Tom woke up in the morning, he realized that he was quite a heavy sleeper since he was not awakened by the cat burglar who had slipped in during the night and made off with all his valuables

Quando Tom si è svegliato la mattina, ha capito di avere il sonno pesante visto che di notte era entrato un topo d'appartamento che gli ha rubato tutti i preziosi, e lui non si è accorto di niente

Historically, the term “cat burglar” was coined for thieves that climb up walls or drainpipes with the agility of a cat and enter the house through an open second-story window