robber
(Inglese)
- A person who robs.
- An animal who robs.
Frequenza
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ˈɹɒb.ə(ɹ)/
Etimologia (Inglese)
In summary
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.
sea-robber
purse snatcher
voir aussi robber
professional thief
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