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robber
rob R0268900 (rŏb)v. robbed, rob·bing, robs v.tr.1. a. Law To take property from (a person) illegally by using or threatening to use violence or force; commit robbery upon.b. To steal something from (a place, vehicle, or institution, for example): Bandits robbed the train.c. To steal (money or valuables): robbed money out of the till.2. a. To deprive unjustly of something belonging to, desired by, or legally due (someone): robbed her of her professional standing.b. To deprive of something injuriously: a parasite that robs a tree of its sap.v.intr. To engage in or commit robbery.Idioms: rob Peter to pay Paul To incur a debt in order to pay off another debt. rob (someone) blind To rob in an unusually deceitful or thorough way: robbed the old couple blind while employed as a companion. rob the cradle Informal To have a romantic or sexual relationship with someone significantly younger than oneself.
[Middle English robben, from Old French rober, of Germanic origin; see reup- in Indo-European roots.]
rob′ber n.rob•ber (ˈrɒb ər)
n. a person who robs. [1125–75; Middle English robbere < Old French robere. See rob, -er1] syn: See thief. thief robber burglar">burglarAnyone that steals can be called a thief. A robber often uses violence or the threat of violence to steal things from places such as banks or shops. They caught the armed robber who raided a supermarket.A burglar breaks into houses or other buildings and steals things. The average burglar spends just two minutes inside your house.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  robber - a thief who steals from someone by threatening violencebank robber - a robber of banksmugger - a robber who takes property by threatening or performing violence on the person who is robbed (usually on the street)stealer, thief - a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it |
robbernoun thief, raider, burglar, looter, stealer, fraud, cheat, pirate, bandit, plunderer, mugger (informal), highwayman, con man (informal), fraudster, swindler, brigand, grifter (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), footpad (archaic) Armed robbers broke into a jewellers.Related words
fear harpaxophobiarobbernounA person who steals:bandit, burglar, highwayman, housebreaker, larcener, larcenist, pilferer, purloiner, stealer, thief.Translationsrob (rob) – past tense, past participle robbed – verb1. to steal from (a person, place etc). He robbed a bank / an old lady; I've been robbed! 搶劫 抢劫，抢夺 2. (with of) to take (something) away from; to deprive of. An accident robbed him of his sight at the age of 21. 剝奪，奪去 剥夺，使丧失 ˈrobber nounThe bank robbers got away with nearly $50,000. 搶劫犯 盗贼，强盗 ˈrobbery – plural ˈrobberies – noun the act of robbing. Robbery is a serious crime; He was charged with four robberies. 搶劫 抢劫
to rob a bank or a person; to steal a watch, pencil, money etc.
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cradle-robberA jocular term for someone who is romantically involved with a much younger person. I wouldn't have pegged Jeff as a cradle-robber, but I just saw him around town with a girl who looks like she's barely out of high school.robber baron1. A disparaging term applied to any of the prominent businessmen in the late 19th-century US who used unethical means to increase industrialization (and thus their own wealth and prestige). John Rockefeller is usually regarded as a robber baron, but he's certainly not the only one.2. By extension, anyone who achieves great wealth and success by unscrupulous means. Of course I don't trust him—he's a robber baron who's made all his money by manipulating the stock market!3. In the Middle Ages, a thief who robbed unsuspecting travelers. Please be mindful of robber barons on your journey through the countryside.See also: robberrobber
robber[′räb·ər] (metallurgy) An extra cathode that reduces current density at local areas of the work being electroplated for the purpose of producing a more uniform thickness coating. Robber
Related to Robber: Robber baronsROBBER. One who commits a robbery. One who feloniously and forcibly takes goods or money to any value from the person of another by violence or putting him, in fear. FinancialSeeRobberyrobber
Related to robber: Robber baronsSynonyms for robbernoun thiefSynonyms- thief
- raider
- burglar
- looter
- stealer
- fraud
- cheat
- pirate
- bandit
- plunderer
- mugger
- highwayman
- con man
- fraudster
- swindler
- brigand
- grifter
- footpad
Synonyms for robbernoun a person who stealsSynonyms- bandit
- burglar
- highwayman
- housebreaker
- larcener
- larcenist
- pilferer
- purloiner
- stealer
- thief
Words related to robbernoun a thief who steals from someone by threatening violenceRelated Words- bank robber
- mugger
- stealer
- thief
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