Robber synonyms

(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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bank-robber

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chiseler

One who uses a chisel for carving.

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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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crook

An artifice; a trick; a contrivance.

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bandit

Anyone who steals, cheats, exploits, etc.

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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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kleptomaniac

One who steals compulsively.

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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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brigand

A robber or bandit, especially one of an outlaw band.

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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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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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desperado

A bold outlaw, especially one from southern portions of the Wild West.

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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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cattle thief

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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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paper hanger

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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.