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
Joe Pesci, who with Daniel Stern played the would-be robbers of Home Alone and Home Alone 2, also mourned O’Hara’s passing.
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Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
Firemen in their command center calm the fears of the locals who call in, law enforcement tracks down tomb robbers, while in the port of Torre Annunziata, Syrian tankers unload Ukrainian grain.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2026
The robber, according to the tipster, was not John Turner.
—Evan Frank, IndyStar, 29 Jan. 2026
The victim followed the robber off the train into the station, at which point the robber took more of the victim's belongings and struck him again, causing minor injuries, police said.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
The victim, a conceal and carry license holder, drew his weapon and opened fire, striking one of the robbers multiple times to the leg.
—Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
Police describe them as a band of determined robbers who followed a man and his wife from a wholesale tobacco supplier in San Leandro to a parking lot in Concord.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2026
Just yesterday our law enforcement arrested rapists, armed robbers, and drug traffickers.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 22 Jan. 2026
Zara finds herself at the center of the heist, and is forced at gunpoint to transfer a staggering £4 billion in people’s pension monies into the robbers' accounts.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 21 Jan. 2026
Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
Firemen in their command center calm the fears of the locals who call in, law enforcement tracks down tomb robbers, while in the port of Torre Annunziata, Syrian tankers unload Ukrainian grain.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2026
The robber, according to the tipster, was not John Turner.
—Evan Frank, IndyStar, 29 Jan. 2026
The victim followed the robber off the train into the station, at which point the robber took more of the victim's belongings and struck him again, causing minor injuries, police said.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
The victim, a conceal and carry license holder, drew his weapon and opened fire, striking one of the robbers multiple times to the leg.
—Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
Police describe them as a band of determined robbers who followed a man and his wife from a wholesale tobacco supplier in San Leandro to a parking lot in Concord.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2026
Just yesterday our law enforcement arrested rapists, armed robbers, and drug traffickers.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 22 Jan. 2026
Zara finds herself at the center of the heist, and is forced at gunpoint to transfer a staggering £4 billion in people’s pension monies into the robbers' accounts.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for robber
thief
Noun
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The word was even used for boxers and thieves.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
4 Feb. 2026
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In each incident, thieves targeted late-model Hondas by breaking into driver-side windows with a blunt object or pry tool, and took the airbags from the steering wheels.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Robber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/robber. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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