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robber

noun

Definition of robber

as in thief

one who steals the robber wore a ski mask while holding up the bank

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Recent Examples of robber The robbers were given a key and information about the property by Anthony Black, a security guard at the warehouse whose sister was in a relationship with Robinson. — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026 On Saturday, around seven masked robbers shut off the alarms and surveillance cameras surrounding one of Marchesi Antinori’s cellars in Cortona. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026 Just last month, robbers snatched four paintings by Renoir from another small museum, this time in the south of France. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 6 Oct. 2026 Camille Lou, Constance Labbé and Claire Romain star as the sibling robbers in a cast also featuring Elodie Fontan, Tamara Marthe, Tom Leeb, Arnaud Binard, Lola Dewaere, Jérôme Le Banner, Simon Ehrlacher and Léon Plazol. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026 The person with the gun then pointed it at the vehicle's owner and her friend, and both robbers got in the vehicle and drove away, running over the friend's arm, the report says. — arkansasonline.com, 23 Sep. 2026 But in the meantime, on their nut-selling quest, Zuriko and Gela are unfortunately — though perhaps inevitably, given that in these parts Murphy’s law is the only one strictly observed — waylaid by highway robbers. — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026 Armed robbers broke into a business, smashing gaming machines and a cash register in suburban Green Oaks early Wednesday morning. — Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026 Tubi Inside Man (2006) Spike Lee’s labyrinthine thriller stars Denzel Washington as a hostage negotiator and Clive Owen as a bank robber holding customers hostage in a tony Manhattan branch. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026

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thief

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In another haul this year, thieves stole six 2026 model Jeep Wranglers from Oakland and Las Vegas.

— Steve Fisher Special Correspondent Follow, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
In the eighteen-seventies, after thieves began kidnapping bank managers, James Sargent invented the first commercially successful time lock.

— Shayla Love, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026

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