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robber.

A person who robs.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɹɒb.ə(ɹ)/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɹɑ.bɚ/General-American
  1. A person who robs.

  2. An animal who robs.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *Hrew-? Proto-Indo-European *Hrewp-der. Proto-Germanic *raubōną Frankish *raubōnbor. Late Latin raubāre Old French rober Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin -ātor Old French -eor Old French robeorbor. Middle English robbour English robber 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.

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