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View synonyms for robber
robber
[rob-er]
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The books feature cute animals using gadgets to solve crimes, catch robbers and undertake daredevil missions.
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Hooded robbers drove through the San José jewelry store and filled trash bags with merchandise.
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At the jail, she found an inmate eager to help — Anthony Brown, a bank robber waiting to be transported to state prison on a 423-year prison sentence.
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The masked robbers stormed through the shattered storefront, brandishing hammers, at least one gun and trash bags to haul away the merchandise, according to police.
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They included five convicted robbers and one man incarcerated for fleeing police.
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What does robber mean?
A robber is a person who robs—steals, especially by force or through threats of violence.In other words, a robber is someone who commits robbery.A robber can rob a person or a place, such as a house or business. A robber who robs a person on the street is often called a mugger. A person who robs a bank is called a bank robber and the act of doing this is called bank robbery. An armed robber is a person who commits armed robbery, which involves robbing a person or place while armed with a weapon.A robber is a kind of thief, which is a person who steals things. However, the word thief usually refers to a person who steals without anyone noticing, at least not when the theft is taking place. In contrast, a person who steals by using force, violence, or threats of force or violence would more likely be called a robber.The word rob can also be used in a kind of figurative way meaning to unfairly deprive someone of something, but robber is only used to refer to someone who robs in the literal sense.Example: Police have released sketches of the suspects in the hopes that someone can identify the bank robbers.
A robber is a person who robs—steals, especially by force or through threats of violence.In other words, a robber is someone who commits robbery.A robber can rob a person or a place, such as a house or business. A robber who robs a person on the street is often called a mugger. A person who robs a bank is called a bank robber and the act of doing this is called bank robbery. An armed robber is a person who commits armed robbery, which involves robbing a person or place while armed with a weapon.A robber is a kind of thief, which is a person who steals things. However, the word thief usually refers to a person who steals without anyone noticing, at least not when the theft is taking place. In contrast, a person who steals by using force, violence, or threats of force or violence would more likely be called a robber.The word rob can also be used in a kind of figurative way meaning to unfairly deprive someone of something, but robber is only used to refer to someone who robs in the literal sense.Example: Police have released sketches of the suspects in the hopes that someone can identify the bank robbers.
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