Burglars
A Burglar in Middle-earth was a professional Thief who breaks and enters treasuries. More benevolent people also called burglars "experienced treasure-hunters".
Burglars of Renown[]
Roleplaying[]
The Burglar is a playable Profession in MERP, Rolemaster, and LOTRO. TOR has a calling known as "Treasure Hunter", corresponding more to a "Finder" of MERP or MEAG.
Etymology[]
Burglar is belived to be derived from the Medieval Latin term burgator "burglar," from burgare "to break open, commit burglary, which again was derived from from Latin burgus "fortress, castle," a Germanic loan-word akin to borough. So in terms a Burglar means a person who breaks or enters a Burg which was indeed just exactly the task Bilbo Baggins was hired for by the Dwarves.