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noun

a person who robs.

Origin:
1125–75; Middle English robbere < Old French robere. See rob, -er¹

Can be confused: burglar, mugger, robber, thief (see synonym note at thief).

Synonyms
highwayman, bandit, brigand; burglar. See thief.

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rob (rɒb)

—vb , robs, robbing, robbed
1.	(tr) to take something from (someone) illegally, as by force or threat of violence
2.	to plunder (a house, shop, etc)
3.	(tr) to deprive unjustly: to be robbed of an opportunity

[C13: from Old French rober, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German roubōn to rob]

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