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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chiseler
One who uses a chisel for carving.
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privateer
An officer or any other member of the crew of such a ship.
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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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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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paper hanger
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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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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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holdup man
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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.

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

  • There is some evidence that he was summoned to the Council of Chalcedon,' though he could not attend it, and the concluding portion of his book known as The Bazaar of Heraclides not only gives a full account of the "Robber Synod" of Ephesus 449, but knows that Theodosius is dead (July 450) and seems aware of the proceedings of Chalcedon and the flight of Dioscurus the unscrupulous successor of Cyril at Alexandria.

  • The shortest road across this range passes along the eastern side of the mountains, and the most difficult part is the celebrated Scironian rocks, the mythic home of the robber Sciron.

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