- robber
- A person who commits the crime of robbery. In loose usage, one who steals from or defrauds another.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
robber
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Robber — Rob ber, 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. [1913 Webster] Some roving robber calling to his fellows. Milton. [1913 Webster] Syn: Thief; depredator;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
robber — (n.) late 12c., from O.Fr. robbere, agent noun from rober (see ROB (Cf. rob)). Robber baron in the corrupt, greedy financier sense is attested from 1870s, from a comparison of Gilded Age capitalists to medieval European warlords. It is the… … Etymology dictionary
Robber — Robber. См. «Грабитель». (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) … Словарь металлургических терминов
Robber — Robber, die doppelte Partie, der Ausschlag im Whist (s.d.) … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Robber — (Rober, v. engl. rubber), im Whistspiel eine Tour von zwei oder drei Partien; vgl. Whist … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Robber — (aus engl. rubber), im Whistspiel eine durch zwei Gewinstpartien derselben Partei abgeschlossene Tour … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Robber — Robber, engl., im Whistspiele die doppelte Partie … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
robber — index burglar, criminal, outlaw, thief, vandal Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
robber — thief, burglar (see under THEFT) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
robber — [n] person who steals bandit, brigand, buccaneer, burglar, cardsharper*, cat burglar, cattle thief*, cheat*, chiseler*, con artist, corsair, crook, desperado, despoiler, fence, forager, fraud, grafter, hijacker, holdup artist*, housebreaker,… … New thesaurus
robber — Robber, Robbeur, Robberie, usez des formules qui sont en Desrobber … Thresor de la langue françoyse
