Definition of robber

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Robber (n.) One who robs; in law, one who feloniously takes goods or money from the person of another by violence or by putting him in fear..

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Buccaneer :: Buccaneer (n.) A robber upon the sea; a pirate; -- a term applied especially to the piratical adventurers who made depredations on the Spaniards in America in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Brigand :: Brigand (n.) A lawless fellow who lives by plunder; one of a band of robbers; especially, one of a gang living in mountain retreats; a highwayman; a freebooter..
Highwayman :: Highwayman (n.) One who robs on the public road; a highway robber.
Rider :: Rider (n.) A robber.
Rifle :: Rifle (v. i.) To commit robbery.
Cateran :: Cateran (n.) A Highland robber: a kind of irregular soldier.
Den :: Den (n.) A small cavern or hollow place in the side of a hill, or among rocks; esp., a cave used by a wild beast for shelter or concealment; as, a lion's den; a den of robbers..
Piracy :: Piracy (n.) Robbery on the high seas; the taking of property from others on the open sea by open violence; without lawful authority, and with intent to steal; -- a crime answering to robbery on land..
Spoliation :: Spoliation (v. t.) Robbery or plunder in war; especially, the authorized act or practice of plundering neutrals at sea..
Freebooting :: Freebooting (n.) Robbery; plunder; a pillaging.
Caravan :: Caravan (n.) A company of travelers, pilgrims, or merchants, organized and equipped for a long journey, or marching or traveling together, esp. through deserts and countries infested by robbers or hostile tribes, as in Asia or Africa..
Blackmail :: Blackmail (n.) A certain rate of money, corn, cattle, or other thing, anciently paid, in the north of England and south of Scotland, to certain men who were allied to robbers, or moss troopers, to be by them protected from pillage..
Robertsman :: Robertsman (n.) A bold, stout robber, or night thief; -- said to be so called from Robin Hood..
Rover :: Rover (v. i.) One who practices robbery on the seas; a pirate.
Freebooter :: Freebooter (n.) One who plunders or pillages without the authority of national warfare; a member of a predatory band; a pillager; a buccaneer; a sea robber.
Thug :: Thug (n.) One of an association of robbers and murderers in India who practiced murder by stealthy approaches, and from religious motives. They have been nearly exterminated by the British government..
Spoil :: Spoil (n.) The act or practice of plundering; robbery; aste.
Spoliation :: Spoliation (v. t.) The act of plundering; robbery; deprivation; despoliation.
Premeditate :: Premeditate (v. t.) To think on, and revolve in the mind, beforehand; to contrive and design previously; as, to premeditate robbery..
Robbery :: Robbery (n.) The act or practice of robbing; theft.
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