robber
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
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.
Base: rob
Affixes: -er
Inflected forms:
form: robbers
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: A person who robs.
pos: noun
gloss: An animal who robs.
pos: noun
examples: I remember as a boy in my native land the bad name the common magpie (Pica caudata) had as a destroyer of chickens, and a robber of nests.
Related words: rob
robbery
Derived words: camp robber
cradle robber
dog robber
grave robber
robber baron
robber crab
robberess
robberfly
robber fly
robber frog
robber gull
robberish
robberly
robberproof
robber steak
sea-robber
Translations:
lang: Albanian
word: grabitës
lang: Albanian
word: vjedhës
lang: Arabic
word: سَارِق
roman: sāriq
lang: Arabic
word: سَارِقَة
roman: sāriqa
lang: Arabic
word: لِصّ
roman: liṣṣ
lang: Arabic
word: لِصَّة
roman: liṣṣa
lang: Armenian
word: ավազակ
roman: avazak
lang: Azerbaijani
word: soyğunçu
lang: Belarusian
word: разбо́йнік
roman: razbójnik
lang: Belarusian
word: разбо́йніца
roman: razbójnica
lang: Bengali
word: ডাকাত
roman: ḍakat
lang: Central Bikol
word: mahabas
lang: Central Bikol
word: parahabon
lang: Bulgarian
word: разбо́йник
roman: razbójnik
lang: Bulgarian
word: разбо́йничка
roman: razbójnička
lang: Bulgarian
word: разбо́йница
roman: razbójnica
lang: Burmese
word: ပြင်းဟုပ်
roman: prang:hup
lang: Burmese
word: ဓားပြ
roman: dha:pra.
lang: Catalan
word: lladre
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 強盜 /强盗
roman: qiángdào
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 盜賊 /盗贼
roman: dàozéi
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 搶匪 /抢匪
roman: qiǎngfěi
lang: Cornish
word: lader
lang: Cornish
word: ladres
lang: Czech
word: zloděj
lang: Czech
word: zlodějka
lang: Czech
word: lupič
lang: Czech
word: lupička
lang: Danish
word: røver
lang: Dutch
word: rover
lang: Egyptian
word: a-V4-A-i-i-A24
roman: ꜥwꜣy
lang: Esperanto
word: rabisto
lang: Estonian
word: röövel
lang: Finnish
word: ryöstäjä
lang: Finnish
word: ryöväri
lang: French
word: brigand
lang: French
word: bandit
lang: French
word: braqueur
lang: Friulian
word: ladron
lang: Galician
word: ladrón
lang: Galician
word: ladroa
lang: Galician
word: ladra
lang: Georgian
word: ყაჩაღი
roman: q̇ačaɣi
lang: Georgian
word: მძარცველი
roman: mʒarcveli
lang: German
word: Räuber
lang: German
word: Räuberin
lang: Gothic
word: 𐍅𐌹𐌻𐍅𐌰
roman: wilwa
lang: Greek
word: ληστής
roman: listís
lang: Ancient Greek
word: λῃστής
roman: lēistḗs
lang: Ancient Greek
word: κιξάλλης
roman: kixállēs
lang: Hebrew
word: שׁוֹדֵד
roman: shodéd
lang: Hindi
word: डाकू
roman: ḍākū
lang: Hindi
word: डकैत
roman: ḍakait
lang: Hindi
word: लुटेरा
roman: luṭerā
lang: Hindi
word: राहज़न
roman: rāhzan
lang: Hindi
word: राहजन
roman: rāhjan
lang: Hindi
word: ग़ारत-गर
roman: ġārat-gar
lang: Hindi
word: दुज़्द
roman: duzd
lang: Hindi
word: दुज्द
roman: dujd
lang: Hindi
word: सारिक़
roman: sāriq
lang: Hindi
word: सारिक
roman: sārik
lang: Hungarian
word: rabló
lang: Icelandic
word: ræningi
lang: Indonesian
word: perampok
lang: Indonesian
word: begal
lang: Irish
word: ropaire
lang: Irish
word: robálaí
lang: Irish
word: gadaí
lang: Italian
word: rapinatore
lang: Italian
word: ladro
lang: Italian
word: ladrone
lang: Japanese
word: 盗賊
roman: tōzoku
lang: Japanese
word: 強盗
roman: gōtō
lang: Kazakh
word: аламан
roman: alaman
lang: Kazakh
word: баукеспе
roman: baukespe
lang: Kazakh
word: жортуылшы
roman: jortuylşy
lang: Kazakh
word: қарақшы
roman: qaraqşy
lang: Kazakh
word: тонаушы
roman: tonauşy
lang: Khmer
word: ចោរ
roman: cao
lang: Khmer
word: លុម្បក
roman: lumbɑk
lang: Korean
word: 강도
roman: gangdo
lang: Northern Kurdish
word: talanker
lang: Northern Kurdish
word: şelîner
lang: Northern Kurdish
word: rêbirr
lang: Northern Kurdish
word: korsan
lang: Northern Kurdish
word: eşqiya
lang: Northern Kurdish
word: heydûd
lang: Northern Kurdish
word: nijdevan
lang: Northern Kurdish
word: çete
lang: Northern Kurdish
word: rêgir
lang: Kyrgyz
word: талоончу
roman: talooncu
lang: Kyrgyz
word: каракчы
roman: karakcı
lang: Lao
word: ຄົນຂີ້ລັກ
roman: khon khī lak
lang: Lao
word: ຄົນລັກຂອງ
roman: khon lak khǭng
lang: Lao
word: ໂຈນ
roman: chōn
lang: Latin
word: lātrō
lang: Latin
word: lātrunculus
lang: Latin
word: latroncula
lang: Latvian
word: laupītājs
lang: Lithuanian
word: plėšikas
lang: Macedonian
word: разбојник
roman: razbojnik
lang: Macedonian
word: разбојничка
roman: razbojnička
lang: Malay
word: perompak
lang: Manx
word: roosteyr
lang: Māori
word: māhurehure
lang: Māori
word: keiā
lang: Māori
word: kaiā
lang: Māori
word: whānako
lang: Māori
word: tāhae
lang: Marathi
word: दरोडेखोर
roman: daroḍekhor
lang: Marathi
word: डाकू
roman: ḍākū
lang: Marathi
word: लुटारु
roman: luṭāru
lang: Meru
word: mwamba
lang: Middle English
word: robbour
lang: Middle English
word: revere
lang: Mongolian
word: дээрэмчин
roman: deeremčin
lang: Mongolian
word: хулгайч
roman: xulgajč
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: raner
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: røver
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: ranar
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: røvar
lang: Ojibwe
word: gimoodishkiiwinini
lang: Ojibwe
word: makandwewinini
lang: Old English
word: rēafere
lang: Iranian Persian
word: راهْزَن
roman: râhzan
lang: Iranian Persian
word: سارِق
roman: sâreġ
lang: Iranian Persian
word: دُزْد
roman: dozd
lang: Iranian Persian
word: غارَتْگَر
roman: ġâratgar
lang: Plautdietsch
word: Reiba
lang: Polish
word: złodziej
lang: Polish
word: złodziejka
lang: Polish
word: rozbójnik
lang: Polish
word: rozbójniczka
lang: Portuguese
word: ladrão
lang: Portuguese
word: ladra
lang: Romanian
word: jefuitor
lang: Romanian
word: tâlhar
lang: Russian
word: граби́тель
roman: grabítelʹ
lang: Russian
word: граби́тельница
roman: grabítelʹnica
lang: Russian
word: разбо́йник
roman: razbójnik
lang: Russian
word: разбо́йница
roman: razbójnica
lang: Sanskrit
word: चोर
roman: cora
lang: Sanskrit
word: चोरी
roman: corī
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: ра́збо̄јнӣк
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: ра́збојница
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: rázbōjnīk
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: rázbojnica
lang: Slovak
word: zlodej
lang: Slovak
word: zlodejka
lang: Slovak
word: lupič
lang: Slovak
word: lupička
lang: Slovene
word: ropar
lang: Slovene
word: roparka
lang: Slovene
word: razbojnik
lang: Slovene
word: razbojnica
lang: Spanish
word: ladrón
lang: Spanish
word: ladrona
lang: Spanish
word: chori
lang: Spanish
word: shacador
lang: Swahili
word: mnyang'anyi
lang: Swahili
word: mporaji
lang: Swedish
word: rånare
lang: Swedish
word: rövare
lang: Tajik
word: роҳзан
roman: rohzan
lang: Tajik
word: сориқ
roman: soriq
lang: Tajik
word: дузд
roman: duzd
lang: Tajik
word: ғоратгар
roman: ġoratgar
lang: Tatar
word: талаучы
roman: talawçı
lang: Thai
word: โม่ง
roman: môong
lang: Thai
word: โจร
roman: joon
lang: Tocharian B
word: wārṣṣe
lang: Turkish
word: soyguncu
lang: Turkish
word: harami
lang: Turkish
word: hırsız
lang: Ottoman Turkish
word: اوغری
roman: oğrı
lang: Ottoman Turkish
word: خرسز
roman: hırsız
lang: Ottoman Turkish
word: حرامی
roman: harâmi
lang: Turkmen
word: ogurlyk
lang: Turkmen
word: garakçy
lang: Ukrainian
word: розбі́йник
roman: rozbíjnyk
lang: Ukrainian
word: розбі́йниця
roman: rozbíjnycja
lang: Urdu
word: ڈاکُو
roman: ḍākū
lang: Urdu
word: ڈَکَیت
roman: ḍakait
lang: Urdu
word: غارَت گَر
roman: ġārat gar
lang: Urdu
word: لُٹیرا
roman: luṭerā
lang: Urdu
word: راہْزَن
roman: rāhzan
lang: Urdu
word: رَہْزَن
roman: rahzan
lang: Urdu
word: دُزْد
roman: duzd
lang: Urdu
word: سارِق
roman: sāriq
lang: Urdu
word: حَرامی
roman: harāmī
lang: Uyghur
word: بۇلاڭچى
roman: bulangchi
lang: Uyghur
word: قاراقچى
roman: qaraqchi
lang: Uzbek
word: bosqinchi
lang: Uzbek
word: bosmachi
lang: Uzbek
word: qaroqchi
lang: Uzbek
word: talovchi
lang: Vietnamese
word: kẻ cướp
lang: Vietnamese
word: kẻ ăn cướp
lang: Vietnamese
word: cường đạo
lang: Welsh
word: lleidr