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ROBBER
robber
(noun) a thief who steals from someone by threatening violence
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
robber (plural robbers)
A person who robs.
Hypernyms
• thief
Hyponyms
• graverobber
• bank robber
• mugger
Source: Wiktionary
Rob"ber, n.
Definition: 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. Some roving robber calling to his fellows. Milton.
Syn.
РThief; depredator; despoiler; plunderer; pillager; rifler; brigang; freebooter; pirate. See Thief. Robber crab. (Zo̦l.) (a) A purse crab. (b) Any hermit crab.
РRobber fly. (Zo̦l.) Same as Hornet fly, under Hornet.
РRobber gull (Zo̦l.), a jager gull.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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