nouneffractorEFFRACTOR☆ KeepMeaninga housebreakerLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879EFFRACTORLEWIS & SHORTEFFRACTOReffractor, ōris, m. effringo, I. a housebreaker, burglar (jurid. Lat.), Dig. 1, 15, 3; 47, 17, 1; Sid. Ep. 9, 7.Read the whole entryIn the Academy Smith's classical dictionariesAntiquitiesEffractorEffractor (τοιχωρύχος: effractarius, Senec. Ep. 68.4), a burglar. As the name τοιχωρύχος implies, the Greek burglar sought to effect an entrance throu…