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robber
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Robber
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rob·ber
/
ˈrɒb
ər
/
Show Spelled
[
rob
-er
]
Show IPA
noun
a person who
robs
.
Origin:
1125–75;
Middle English
robbere
<
Old French
robere.
See
rob
,
-er
1
Can be confused:
burglar
,
mugger
,
robber,
thief
(see synonym study 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]
'robber
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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All they have to do is wait, and they can rob the
robber
.
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robber
of any surprise other than tripping the silent alarm.
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robber
baron.
The clerk is horrified at his error until the
robber
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robber
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robber
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robber
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robber
had been caught, killed, and his body burned.
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robber
-cops, the journey would have been a slog.
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