Synonyms of robbers

robbers

noun

plural of robber

as in thieves

one who steals

the robber wore a ski mask while holding up the bank

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thieves
• burglars
• kidnappers
• stealers
• pinchers
• pirates
• purloiners
• larcenists
• bandits
• housebreakers
• smugglers
• embezzlers
• safecrackers
• grafters
• hijackers
• pickpockets
• pilferers
• shoplifters
• looters
• plunderers
• kleptomaniacs
• cat burglars
• carjackers
• highwaymen
• cracksmen
• abductors
• pillagers
• rustlers
• cutpurses
• picklocks
• ravishers
• footpads
• skyjackers
• poachers
• muggers
• kleptos
• despoilers
• ransackers
• sneak thiefs
• dips

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of robbers

The robbers were under the impression that the warehouse held foreign currency but instead found 6,800 candy-bar-sized gold ingots alongside diamonds, travelers checks, and precious metals. — 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

Three of its members were charged in a Pleasant Hill shootout where an alleged robbery target, 63-year-old Peter Popovich, and one of his robbers, 21-year-old Trejon Davis, were both killed. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 25 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