robber

/'rɔbə/

Thân thiện

Definition

Noun: A person who commits robbery; specifically, a thief who takes property from a person or place by using force or threats of violence.

Usage

The word "robber" is a countable noun. It refers to the individual who performs the act of robbery. It is typically used in legal, news, and general descriptive contexts to identify the perpetrator of a violent or threatening theft.

Examples

• The robber threatened the cashier with a gun.
• Police are searching for the bank robber who escaped on foot.
• The store was held up by two masked robbers.

Advanced Usage

• "Armed robber": A robber who uses a weapon during the crime.
  • The armed robber was apprehended after a short chase.
• "Highway robber": A dated term for a robber who attacks travelers on a road.
  • In the 18th century, highway robbers were a common danger.

Variants and Related Words

• Robbery (n): The crime of taking property unlawfully through force or intimidation.
  • He was charged with armed robbery.
• Rob (v): To commit robbery; to take property from (a person or place) illegally by force or threat.
  • They tried to rob the jewelry store.

Synonyms

• Thief: A more general term for someone who steals. (A robber is a specific type of thief who uses force.)
• Mugger: A robber who attacks a person in a public place to steal their belongings.
• Burglar: A thief who enters a building illegally to steal, typically without confronting people.

Idioms and Phrases

• "Daylight robbery": Used figuratively to describe a situation where something (like a price) is outrageously high or unfair, as if one is being stolen from openly.
  • Twenty dollars for a cup of coffee? That's daylight robbery!

Học thuật

Noun

1. a thief who steals from someone by threatening violence