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robber

[rob-er] / ˈrɒb ər /
NOUN
person who steals
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bandit burglar con artist crook looter marauder mugger pickpocket pirate raider rustler shoplifter swindler thief thug
STRONG
brigand buccaneer cardsharper cheat chiseler corsair desperado despoiler fence forager fraud hijacker housebreaker operator pilferer pillager plunderer prowler punk safecracker sandbagger stealer stickup
WEAK
cat burglar cattle thief grafter holdup artist second-story operator
Antonyms
STRONGEST
law police

Example Sentences

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In 2007, he was given a police award for bravery after tackling a robber who was attacking a delivery man with a baseball bat.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

This was the age of robber barons like John D. Rockefeller, whose Standard Oil was a business “trust” comprising dozens of companies in numerous vertically linked industries.

From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026

Government and private money are flowing in quantities that would make a Gilded Age robber baron blush.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 23, 2025

Trundling up an ungainly lift to reach a second-story balcony seems like Woody Allen’s hapless bank robber trying to tunnel his way into vaults in “Small Time Crooks.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 19, 2025

One actor is playing a police officer, the other a robber he’s chasing.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.