robber

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɹɒb.ə(ɹ)/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹɑ.bɚ/ Rhymes: -ɒbə(ɹ) === Noun === robber (plural robbers) (crime) A person who robs. An animal who robs. ==== Hypernyms ==== thief ==== Hyponyms ==== graverobber bank robber mugger ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Middle English == === Noun === robber alternative form of robbour == Middle French == === Etymology === From Old French rober. === Verb === robber (transitive) to pillage; to plunder (transitive) to steal; to pinch ==== Conjugation ==== Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive. == Norwegian Bokmål == === Verb === robber present of robbe