ROBBERS

Noun

robbers

plural of robber

Source: Wiktionary


ROBBER

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.

– Thief; depredator; despoiler; plunderer; pillager; rifler; brigang; freebooter; pirate. See Thief. Robber crab. (Zoöl.) (a) A purse crab. (b) Any hermit crab.

– Robber fly. (Zoöl.) Same as Hornet fly, under Hornet.

– Robber gull (Zoöl.), a jager gull.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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26 November 2024

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(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards


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