Robber Noun - Definition, Pictures, Pronunciation And Usage Notes

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Definition of robber noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

robber noun  /ˈrɒbə(r)/  /ˈrɑːbər/ jump to other results

1. a person who steals from a person or place, especially using violence or threats
   • a bank robber
   see also grave robberExtra Examples
   • 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
   Topics Crime and punishmentb1Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
   • armed
   • masked
   • bank
   • …
   … of robbers
   • band
   • gang
   verb + robber
   • chase
   • hunt
   • search for
   • …
   robber + verb
   • hold somebody/​something up
   • snatch something
   • steal something
   • …
   See full entryWord OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French and Old French robere, from the verb rober, of Germanic origin.

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