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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)

  1. A person who robs.

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Middle French

Etymology

From Old French rober, see English rob for more information.

Verb

robber

  1. (transitive) to pillage; to plunder
  2. (transitive) to steal; to pinch

Conjugation

  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

robber

  1. present tense of robbe