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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.

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  1. 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.
  2. n. a thief who steals from someone by threatening violence
  3. 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. Some roving robber calling to his fellows. Milton. Syn. -- Thief; depredator; despoiler; plunderer; pillager; rifler; brigang; freebooter; pirate. See Thief. Robber crab. (Zoöl.) (a) A purse crab. (b) Any hermit crab. -- Robber fly. (Zoöl.) Same as Hornet fly, under Hornet. -- Robber gull (Zoöl.), a jager gull.
  4. One who robs; in law, one who feloniously takes goods or moneyfrom the person of another by violence or by putting him in fear.Some roving robber calling to his fellows. Milton.
  5. n:100 n. a thief who steals from someone by threatening violence