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Webster 1913 Edition
Robber
Rob′ber
,Noun.
One who robs; in law, one who feloniously takes goods or money from the person of another by violence or by putting him in fear.
Some roving
robber
calling to his fellows. Milton.
Syn. – Thief; depredator; despoiler; plunderer; pillager; rifler; brigang; freebooter; pirate. See
Thief
. Robber crab
. (Zool.)
(a)
A purse crab
. (b)
Any hermit crab.
– Robber fly
. (Zool.)
Same as
– Hornet fly
, under Hornet
. Robber gull
(Zool.)
, a jager gull.
Webster 1828 Edition
Robber
ROB'BER
, n.1.
In law, one that takes goods or money from the person of another by force or menaces, and with a felonious intent.2.
In a looser sense, one who takes that to which he has no right; one who steals, plunders or strips by violence and wrong.Definition 2024
robber
robber
English
Noun
robber (plural robbers)
- A person who robs.
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Translations
one who robs
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Middle French
Etymology
From Old French rober, see English rob for more information.
Verb
robber
Conjugation
- Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of robber
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | robber | avoir robbé | |||||
| gerund | en robbant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | robbant | ||||||
| past participle | robbé | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | ie (may be i' before a vowel) | tu | il | nous | vous | ilz, elles | |
| simple tenses |
present | robbe | robbes | robbe | robbons | robbez | robbent |
| imperfect | robbois, robboys | robbois, robboys | robboit, robboyt | robbions, robbyons | robbiez, robbyez | robboient, robboyent | |
| past historic | robba | robbas | robba | robbasmes | robbastes | robberent | |
| future | robberai, robberay | robberas | robbera | robberons | robberez | robberont | |
| conditional | robberois, robberoys | robberois, robberoys | robberoit, robberoyt | robberions, robberyons | robberiez, robberyez | robberoient, robberoyent | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que ie | que tu | qu'il | que nous | que vous | qu'ilz, qu'elles | |
| simple tenses |
present | robbe | robbes | robbe | robbons | robbez | robbent |
| imperfect | robbasse | robbasses | robbast | robbassions | robbassiez | robbassent | |
| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | robbe | — | robbons | robbez | — | ||