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camp robber
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Word History and Origins
Origin of camp robber1
First recorded in 1885–90; so called from its habit of pilfering food from campsites
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Example Sentences
It is permissible to call him by his common name, "Camp Robber:" he has earned it.
From Project Gutenberg
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