robber
noun/ˈrɒbə(r)/
/ˈrɑːbər/
- a person who steals from a person or place, especially using violence or threats
- a bank robber
Extra ExamplesTopics Crime and punishmentb1- Police are hunting a masked robber who snatched £15 000 from a post office.
- Robbers escaped with $30 000.
- Robbers held up a bank at gunpoint.
- The would-be robber fled empty-handed.
- The prison sentence ended his career as a bank robber.
- an armed robber
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- armed
- masked
- bank
- …
- band
- gang
- chase
- hunt
- search for
- …
- hold somebody/something up
- snatch something
- steal something
- …
Word OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French and Old French robere, from the verb rober, of Germanic origin.Want to learn more?
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