robber
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1.0
- noun
- /ˈrɑːbər/
:
atracador
- Witnesses described the robber as someone who used intimidation to get what he wanted.
- armed robbers
- bank robbers
- thieves and robbers
I could play that role as a robber or as a thug.
- I could play that role as a robber or as a thug.
- Yeah, well, I was the armed robber, so I got that kudos.
- When the police arrives, basically the robber is nowhere to be seen.
- So when you had robbers like that, who was serious about their craft?
- The evil people, like people who are are violent robbers and things like that.
- But what about a car jacker, you know, or, or a nut or an armed robber or who knows?
- No, I was game as I was labeled as being a prolific armed robber and all this stuff.
- So the first robber goes and says let's kill him and take his money.
- What would you do for this company if an armed robber came in?
- Off for this, off for the photos of the dead body, the armed robber who got shot dead.
- I mean, when I got the seven, I was in with the train robbers.
- I want the police to protect me from the rapist, the robber.
- Even the robbers robbed because it was all they knew how to do.
- And I can tell you this, if there hadn't been a gun in that robber's hand, Hobby would be alive.
- My friends, it's cops and robbers, mouse and cat.
- And the old school type robbers just don't exist anymore.
- How, how much would these rob robbers be affordable?
Examples
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Are you a bank robber?
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Jack, you look like a bank robber.
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You know, you're not the only bank robber in this joint.
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You don't think this is our robber, do you?
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Smoke is still clearing, but the bodies of customers and bank robbers alike litter the area.
Fiction book (1994) -
The case arose when a robber, who was being chased by one of his victims, hailed a taxi.
Academic text (2017) -
The chatter and laughter stopped as the robber grabbed the bag of money and fled into the Harlem night.
Fiction book (1994) -
The police arrested the robber after he threatened the store clerk with a gun.
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During the trial, the jury heard how the robber stole money while using violence.
Synonyms
108
4.6
A person who steals from people or places, often using a weapon
47
3.7
A person who attacks someone on the street to steal from them
44
2.8
A person who steals money from a bank, often using violence or threats
29
5.1
A person who enters a place to steal things by force
16
8.8
A person who attacks places to steal things
13
7.1
A person who forces a driver to give up their car
7
9.8
A person with a weapon who steals from travelers in remote areas
2
9.9
A person who steals from others, often using force or threats
1
7.2
A person who steals things by force from places like shops or homes during war
1
9.5
A person who attacks a town or city and steals things
1
9.1
A man who threatens people with a weapon to take their money
1
7.9
A man who threatens people with a weapon to steal money
1
8.1
A person who steals things from places like shops, often during war
1
9.9
A person who steals from shops or buildings, often during a planned robbery
1
9.9
A person who steals valuable things by force, often during war
A young person who uses threats or physical force to steal from people
Compounds
- Literature
8
8.2
A very rich and powerful businessperson who uses unfair methods to get money
- Specialized
A small ground-dwelling frog from tropical America that lives on the forest floor
- Specialized
A small frog from the southwestern United States and Mexico that makes a sound like a barking dog
- Specialized
A large fast fly that catches other insects in the air and drinks their juices
How Violent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Robber comes from an old word meaning 'take by force' and is built on the verb rob, which means 'to steal by force'. So a robber is someone who steals using or threatening violence.