| Main Entry: |
robber |
| Part of Speech: |
noun |
| Definition: |
person who steals |
Synonyms: |
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, looter, marauder, mugger, operator, pickpocket, pilferer, pillager,
pirate, plunderer, prowler,
punk*, raider, rustler, safecracker, sandbagger, second-story operator, shoplifter, stealer, stickup, swindler,
thief,
thug
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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