Robber

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  • n. A person who robs.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. One who robs; in law, one who feloniously takes goods or money from the person of another by violence or by putting him in fear.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. One who robs; one who commits a robbery; in a looser sense, one who takes that to which he has no right; one who steals, plunders, or strips by violence and wrong.
  • n. Synonyms Robber, Thief, Pilferer, Freebooter, Marauder, Brigand, Bandit, Pirate, depredator, despoiler, rifler, highwayman, footpad. (See pillage, n.) A thief takes other people's property without their knowledge; a robber takes it openly, whether or not resistance is offered: in a looser sense, thief is often applied to one who takes a small amount, and robber to one who takes a large amount. A pilferer takes very small amounts by stealth. A freebooter and a marauder rove about, robbing and plundering: the word freebooter emphasizes the fact that the man helps himself at his pleasure, while marauder suggests the loss, inconvenience, fright, or distress produced. A brigand or bandit is one of an organized band of outlaws and robbers, especially in certain countries long known as infested with such bands; bandit is rather a poetic or elevated word; brigand is more common in prose. A pirate is a brigand of the sea. All these words have considerable extension by metonymy or hyperbole.
  • n. In bee-keeping, a boo which takes honey from a strange hive.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a thief who steals from someone by threatening violence
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    stealer    thief   
    Cross Reference
    pickpocket    burglar    pirate    synod   
    Hyponym
    mugger    bank robber   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    freebooter    plunderer    despoiler    pillager    brigang    thief    rifler    pirate    depredator    desperado   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    bobber    clobber    jobber    macabre    slobber   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    thief    pirate    bandit    brigand    outlaw    assassin    tyrant    ruffian    villain    marauder