robber

[US]/'rɒbə/
[UK]/'rɑbɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a person who steals from others, especially using force or violence; a thief who commits robbery.

Phrases & Collocations

armed robber

bank robber

Example Sentences

The police are onto the robbers' plans.

The robbers were wearing masks.

They balked the robber's plan.

The robbers broke the door down.

The robber broke the door open.

The robbers have flown the country.

The robber gave me a baleful look.

The robbers rammed the gag in her mouth.

He killed a robber in self-defence.

The robbers used a sawn-off shotgun in the raid.

a bank robber who was gunned down by the police.

the judge should lock up these robbers and throw away the key.

a nest of pirates (=sea-robbers)

decided to play along with the robbers for a while.

The robbers fell on him from behind trees.

The robber fired at him but missed.

The robbers lashed the bank manager to a chair.

The robbers studied the layout of the bank.

Robbers held up a bank at gunpoint.

she was bound and gagged by robbers in her home.

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