Robber synonyms

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thief
The definition of a thief is a person who takes something without permission or without the owner knowing.
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shoplifter
A person who shoplifts, one who steals from shops.
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privateer
An officer or any other member of the crew of such a ship.
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chiseler
One who uses a chisel for carving.
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cat-burglar
A burglar who is especially skilled at stealthy or undetected entry of a premises.
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pirate
One who makes use of or reproduces the work of another without authorization.
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desperado
A bold outlaw, especially one from southern portions of the Wild West.
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second-story worker
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paper hanger
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bandit
Anyone who steals, cheats, exploits, etc.
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freebooter
An adventurer who pillages, plunders or wages ad-hoc war on other nations.
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marauder
By extension anything which marauds.
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buccaneer
(Nautical) Any of a group of seamen who cruised on their own account on the Spanish Main and in the Pacific in the 17th century; similar to pirates but did not prey on ships of their own nation.
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footpad
(Archaic) A thief on foot who robs travellers on the road.
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cattle thief
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purloiner
One who purloins.
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bank-robber
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stealer
(Shipbuilding) The endmost plank of a strake which stops short of the stem or stern.
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holdup man
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mugger
One who assaults with intent to rob
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cheat
A technique that exploits a flaw or hidden feature in a video game or computer program.
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sneak-thief
A thief who steals without being noticed and without using violence
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swindler
A person who swindles; cheat
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embezzler
One who steals money they have been trusted with, especially from one's employer; one who embezzles
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peculator
A person who peculates; an embezzler
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pilferer
One who has pilfered.
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looter
One who loots, who steals during a general disturbance such as a riot or natural disaster.
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despoiler
One who despoils; one who strips by force; a plunderer.
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plunderer
One who plunders or pillages.
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pillager
A person who pillages
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shanghaier
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raider
(Military, naval) A warship which is light, maneuverable, and fast-moving.
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forager
An animal or person who forages
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thug
A rough, brutal hoodlum, gangster, robber, etc.
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forger
One who tells false stories
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corsair
A pirate ship
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highwayman
(Historical) A man, esp. one on horseback, who robbed travelers on a highway
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hijacker
(Computing) hijackware
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cutpurse
A thief who steals from others' purses or pockets in public.
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purse snatcher
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sharper
One that deals dishonestly with others, especially a cheating gambler.
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safecracker
One who breaks into safes in order to steal items from them.
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fence
A middleman for transactions of stolen goods.
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grafter
(Slang) Someone who works in market stalls.
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rustler
A bovine animal that can care for itself in any circumstances.
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con-artist
Alternative spelling of con artist.
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ripoff artist
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cracksman
(Archaic, informal) A burglar or safebreaker.
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yegg
(Cant, slang) A person who breaks open safes; a burglar.
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clip artist
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come on
A statement or sometimes action reflecting sexual or relational interest.
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stick-up man
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criminal (related)
Constituting, implying, or involving a crime or an element of a crime.
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depredator
One who depredates, or commits depredation.
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filibuster
(US, politics) A delaying tactic, especially the use of long, often irrelevant speeches given in order to delay progress or the making of a decision, especially on the floor of the US Senate.
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ghoul
(Muslim Folklore) An evil spirit that robs graves and feeds on the flesh of the dead
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ladrone
In Spanish-speaking regions of the U.S., a robber or bandit
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outlaw
(Historical) A person declared by a court of law to be deprived of legal rights and protection, generally for the commission of some crime: the killing of such a person was not a legal offense
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picaroon
A rogue.
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burglar
One who commits burglary.
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larcener
One who commits larceny, a thief.
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larcenist
One who commits larceny, a thief.
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crimes (related)
Plural form of crime
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murderer (related)
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gunman (related)
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assassin (related)
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miscreant (related)
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policeman (related)
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brigand (related)
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blackmailer (related)
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mobster (related)
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pickpocket
One who steals from the pocket of a passerby, usually by sleight of hand.
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Robber Sentence Examples

  • His first case was the defence of a notorious robber and murderer.

  • The robber chief was struck by this answer.

  • 4 On the ground of his writings he was condemned and deposed by the " robber synod " of Ephesus (449), but was restored by the Council of Chalcedon (451), after he had anathematized Nestorius.

  • Here he occupied himself in chastening the Amalekites and other robber tribes who made raids on Judah and the Philistines without distinction (xxvii.).

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