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 robber then fled on foot each time.
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Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
28 June 2026
The Fort Worth Police Department has put out a public assistance request to find victims of a robber who is believed to have stolen more than 10 phones since early June.
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Mary Ella Hastings
june 25,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 June 2026
It’s suspected this was a security measure, meant to confound robbers.
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Mark Price
updated June 22,
Charlotte Observer,
22 June 2026
Created by Brad Ingelsby, the first season of Task found Ruffalo’s Brandis forming a task force to track down a crew of masked robbers, led by a working-class family man, that were carrying out a series of violent crimes in the Philadelphia area.
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Denise Petski,
Deadline,
22 June 2026
In this new collection, Georgia poet laureate Chelsea Rathburn explores a hardscrabble childhood in Florida and her family of colorful characters including a sometimes-homeless bag lady and a notorious bank robber.
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Suzanne Van Atten,
AJC.com,
21 June 2026
Viggo Mortensen plays Tom, a family man who swiftly kills a pair of would-be robbers at his diner and becomes a media sensation.
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Eric Farwell,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
28 June 2026
The Fort Worth Police Department has put out a public assistance request to find victims of a robber who is believed to have stolen more than 10 phones since early June.
—
Mary Ella Hastings
june 25,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 June 2026
It’s suspected this was a security measure, meant to confound robbers.
—
Mark Price
updated June 22,
Charlotte Observer,
22 June 2026
Created by Brad Ingelsby, the first season of Task found Ruffalo’s Brandis forming a task force to track down a crew of masked robbers, led by a working-class family man, that were carrying out a series of violent crimes in the Philadelphia area.
—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
22 June 2026
In this new collection, Georgia poet laureate Chelsea Rathburn explores a hardscrabble childhood in Florida and her family of colorful characters including a sometimes-homeless bag lady and a notorious bank robber.
—
Suzanne Van Atten,
AJC.com,
21 June 2026
Viggo Mortensen plays Tom, a family man who swiftly kills a pair of would-be robbers at his diner and becomes a media sensation.
—
Eric Farwell,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for robber
thief
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John Krasinski stars as a jet-setting art thief who steals priceless paintings to help uncover clues as to the whereabouts of the fabled Fountain of Youth.
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For the second time in just over a month, the owners of a Pokémon card shop in the Pico-Robertson area are cleaning up after thieves targeted their business.
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“Robber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/robber. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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