English Explanatory Dictionary

robber

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who robs.
  2. An animal who robs.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹɒb.ə(ɹ)/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-robber.wav /ˈɹɑ.bɚ/

Word forms

robber robbers

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English robbour, robbere, either directly taken from or from a calque of Old French robeor. Equivalent to rob + -er. Compare reaver (“robber, plunderer”), a native English word derived from Proto-Germanic *raubārijaz that is ultimately of more or less the same composition as robber. And compare rover (“a pirate”), another word of the same composition.

Related words

rob robbery

Derived words

camp robber cradle robber dog robber grave robber robber baron robber crab robberess robberfly robber fly robber frog robber gull robberish robberly robberproof robber steak sea-robber

Translations

Albanian: grabitës Albanian: vjedhës Arabic: سَارِق Arabic: سَارِقَة Arabic: لِصّ Arabic: لِصَّة Armenian: ավազակ Azerbaijani: soyğunçu Belarusian: разбо́йнік Belarusian: разбо́йніца Bengali: ডাকাত Central Bikol: mahabas Central Bikol: parahabon Bulgarian: разбо́йник Bulgarian: разбо́йничка Bulgarian: разбо́йница Burmese: ပြင်းဟုပ် Burmese: ဓားပြ Catalan: lladre Chinese Mandarin: 強盜 /强盗 Chinese Mandarin: 盜賊 /盗贼 Chinese Mandarin: 搶匪 /抢匪 Cornish: lader Cornish: ladres Czech: zloděj Czech: zlodějka Czech: lupič Czech: lupička Danish: røver Dutch: rover Egyptian: a-V4-A-i-i-A24 Esperanto: rabisto Estonian: röövel Finnish: ryöstäjä Finnish: ryöväri French: brigand French: bandit French: braqueur Friulian: ladron Galician: ladrón Galician: ladroa Galician: ladra Georgian: ყაჩაღი Georgian: მძარცველი German: Räuber German: Räuberin Gothic: 𐍅𐌹𐌻𐍅𐌰 Greek: ληστής Ancient Greek: λῃστής Ancient Greek: κιξάλλης Hebrew: שׁוֹדֵד Hindi: डाकू Hindi: डकैत Hindi: लुटेरा Hindi: राहज़न Hindi: राहजन Hindi: ग़ारत-गर Hindi: दुज़्द Hindi: दुज्द Hindi: सारिक़ Hindi: सारिक Hungarian: rabló Icelandic: ræningi Indonesian: perampok Indonesian: begal Irish: ropaire Irish: robálaí Irish: gadaí Italian: rapinatore Italian: ladro Italian: ladrone Japanese: 盗賊 Japanese: 強盗 Kazakh: аламан Kazakh: баукеспе Kazakh: жортуылшы Kazakh: қарақшы Kazakh: тонаушы Khmer: ចោរ Khmer: លុម្បក Korean: 강도 Northern Kurdish: talanker Northern Kurdish: şelîner Northern Kurdish: rêbirr Northern Kurdish: korsan Northern Kurdish: eşqiya Northern Kurdish: heydûd Northern Kurdish: nijdevan Northern Kurdish: çete Northern Kurdish: rêgir Kyrgyz: талоончу Kyrgyz: каракчы
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