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robber
[ rob-er ]
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Even in the triumph of the worst, which is the age of robber barons and the age of rapacious capitalism and imperialism, even those things were being contested.
The robbers sacked the house, found no safe and left Monahan bludgeoned with a pillowcase over her head.
Its discovery was pivotal to the investigation that has led to three people being found guilty at the Old Bailey of the near-assassination of one of Britain's most notorious armed robbers.
"My feet had begun to feel like lead. My toenails were cracked, and the palms of my hands were peeled off and had thorns in them. Still, we were lucky we didn't encounter any robbers."
He added it was unusual for armed robbers to carry pool noodles.
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What doesÌýrobber mean?
A robber is a person who robs—steals, especially by force or through threats of violence.
In other words, a robber is someone who commits robbery.
A robber can rob a person or a place, such as a house or business. A robber who robs a person on the street is often called a mugger. A person who robs a bank is called a bank robber and the act of doing this is called bank robbery. An armed robber is a person who commits armed robbery, which involves robbing a person or place while armed with a weapon.
A robber is a kind of thief, which is a person who steals things. However, the word thief usually refers to a person who steals without anyone noticing, at least not when the theft is taking place. In contrast, a person who steals by using force, violence, or threats of force or violence would more likely be called a robber.
The word rob can also be used in a kind of figurative way meaning to unfairly deprive someone of something, but robber is only used to refer to someone who robs in the literal sense.
Example: Police have released sketches of the suspects in the hopes that someone can identify the bank robbers.
Where doesÌýrobber come from?
The first records of the word robber come from the 1100s. It comes from the Old French robere.
The word robber is perhaps most commonly used in the term bank robber. That’s probably because money is the most popular thing to steal, and the bank is where the money is.
The word robber appears in the term robber baron, which was a label applied to the powerful industrialists in the U.S. in the late 1800s and early 1900s who amassed huge fortunes by exploiting workers and natural resources while relying on corruption and other unethical means to stay powerful (the term is still relevant).
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How isÌýrobber used in real life?
You’re most likely to encounter the word robber in news reports about robberies.
Authorities say two more people have died after bank robbers attempted to carry out heists in northeastern Brazil, bringing the death toll to 14.
— ABC News (@ABC)
This man robbed First Tennessee Bank's 8160 Sawyer Brown Rd branch at 12:25 p m. today. He hit a 23 yr old customer on the head with his gun when he entered (non-critical injury). The robber fled in a small white hatchback car with a blue & white tag. Have info? 615-742-7463
— Metro Nashville PD (@MNPDNashville)
Want to help the FBI catch a bank robber? There's an app for that! Learn more here:
— FBI (@FBI)
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The movie is about a gang of robbers who terrorize a small town.
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