robber
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robber
- /ˈɹɒb.ə(ɹ)/ UK
- /ˈɹɑ.bɚ/ US
Rhymes with -ɒbə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English robbour, robbere, either directly taken from or from a calque of Old French robeor. Equivalent to rob + -er.
Compare reaver (“robber, plunderer”), a native English word derived from Proto-Germanic *raubārijaz that is ultimately of more or less the same composition as robber. And compare rover (“a pirate”), another word of the same composition.
noun robbers
- A person who robs.
- An animal who robs. I remember as a boy in my native land the bad name the common magpie (Pica caudata) had as a destroyer of chickens, and a robber of nests.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: mugger, robbery, burglar, thief, thieving, steal, banditry, bandit, trespassing, thug, hoodlum, gangster, gunman, perp, outlaw, bully
Translations
Every language
noun one who robs
| Español | ladrón, ladrona, chori, shacador |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 강도 gangdo |
| 日本語 | 盗賊 tōzoku, 強盗 gōtō |
| 中文 | 強盜 /强盗 qiángdào, 盜賊 /盗贼 dàozéi, 搶匪 /抢匪 qiǎngfěi |
| हिन्दी | डाकू ḍākū, डकैत ḍakait, लुटेरा luṭerā, राहज़न rāhzan, राहजन rāhjan, ग़ारत-गर ġārat-gar |
| Kiswahili | mnyang'anyi, mporaji |
| Português | ladrão, ladra |
| Français | brigand, bandit, braqueur |
| Deutsch | Räuber, Räuberin |
| Italiano | rapinatore, ladro, ladrone |
| Ελληνικά | ληστής listís |
| Română | jefuitor, tâlhar |
| Русский | граби́тель grabítelʹ, граби́тельница grabítelʹnica, разбо́йник razbójnik, разбо́йница razbójnica |
| Tiếng Việt | kẻ cướp, kẻ ăn cướp, cường đạo |
| العربية | سَارِق sāriq, سَارِقَة sāriqa, لِصّ liṣṣ, لِصَّة liṣṣa |
| עברית | שׁוֹדֵד shodéd |
Talk about this word "robber." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/robber. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. robber. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/robber "robber." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/robber.Cite this
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title = {robber},
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