noun
burglar, intruder
B1
Einbrecher means 'burglar' or 'intruder'. Masculine noun: der Einbrecher. Plural is Einbrecher (unchanged in form), nominative plural die Einbrecher. Genitive singular adds -s (des Einbrechers). Related to verb einbrechen (to break in). Dative plural den Einbrechern is used.
Examples
Der Einbrecher stieg durch das Fenster ein.
The burglar entered through the window.
Die Polizei fand den Einbrecher noch im Haus und verhaftete den Verdächtigen.
The police found the intruder still in the house and arrested the suspect.
Die Einbrecher stiegen nachts durch ein Küchenfenster ein.
The burglars broke in through a kitchen window at night.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture someone breaking a window and sneaking into a house labeled 'Einbrecher'.
Sounds like 'in-bre-cher' — think 'in' (into) + 'breach' (break in).
der — masculine: imagine a 'der' label on a police file about a male burglar.
Notes
Einbrecher refers to a person who unlawfully enters buildings to steal. The masculine form is Einbrecher; the feminine equivalent is Einbrecherin.