bank robber
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2.8
- noun
- /bæŋk ˈrɑːbər/
:
atracador de bancos
- The bank robber threatened the tellers before making his getaway with the cash.
- notorious bank robber
- convicted bank robber
- armed bank robber
And today's guest we've got ex bank robber Mr Dean Blink McDonald.
- And today's guest we've got ex bank robber Mr Dean Blink McDonald.
- Like this whole piece of innocent girl meeting a bank robber, your husband getting shot, you taking the reins of the gang.
- But to trap bank robbers in a bank with hostage is really, really rare.
- And so if your parents are your future in laws are international bank robbers and they rob the bank that you work for.
- The train robbers and bank robbers, you know, so there were, there was, that's the way it was.
- We should be celebrating people who are reporting crimes, whether it's drunk driver, a bank robber, or violence behind closed doors.
- But when you start to see how his mind works and the way he was getting these guys cut loose from prison, you're a fucking bank robber.
Examples
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I arrested a band of bank robbers the other day.
Fiction book (2002) -
The infamous bank robber Willie Sutton was once asked, "Why do you rob banks?"
Blog text (21) -
You know, they never did find the bank robbers.
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- Are you guys bank robbers?
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Are you a bank robber?
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Jack, you look like a bank robber.
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What about those bank robbers?
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I am a bank robber.
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Clear images of a suspected bank robber caught on camera.
Blog text (24) -
Chief of detectives, Michael Menzel expected the bank robbers would strike again soon.
Synonyms
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1.0
A person who steals from others by using or threatening to hurt them
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9.1
A man who threatens people with a weapon to take their money
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7.9
A man who threatens people with a weapon to steal money
How Violent
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a person who steals money from a bank' is directly and predictably composed from 'bank' (financial institution) + 'robber' (person who steals, often violently). This modifier+head noun compound follows a common, cross-linguistically familiar pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Bank robber is a simple, literal picture: a robber who steals from a bank, often by threatening people or running away with the money. So it means 'a person who steals money from a bank'.