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robber

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rob⋅ber

  [rob-er]
–noun
a person who robs.
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Origin:
1125–75; ME robbere < OF robere. See rob, -er 1

Synonyms:
highwayman, bandit, brigand; burglar. See thief.
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rob   (rŏb)   
v.   robbed, rob·bing, robs

v.   tr.

  1. Law To take property from (a person) illegally by using or threatening to use violence or force; commit robbery upon.

  2. To take valuable or desired articles unlawfully from: rob a bank.

    1. To deprive unjustly of something belonging to, desired by, or legally due (someone): robbed her of her professional standing.

    2. To deprive of something injuriously: a parasite that robs a tree of its sap.

  4. To take as booty; steal.

v.   intr.
To engage in or commit robbery.

[Middle English robben, from Old French rober, of Germanic origin; see reup- in Indo-European roots.]
rob'ber n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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