robber

Meaning

1. A person who robs.
2. An animal who robs.

Synonyms

thief

burglar

bandit

plunderer

brigand

mugger

highwayman

depredator

stealer

theft

dacoit

ravisher

housebreaker

outlaw

pickpocket

pillager

rover

spoiler

pilferer

prowler

pirate

looter

purloiner

raider

rapacious

rebels

rob

robbers

ruffian

rustler

safecracker

sea-robber

shoplifter

skin

snatcher

traitors

purse snatcher

sneak thief

voir aussi robber

ganef

reiver

ganof

gonif

goniff

professional thief

assailant

booter

attacker

bandits

burglary

cheat

criminal

despoiler

extortioner

filcher

footpad

freebooter

gunman

harrier

housebreaking

larcener

larcenist

lifter

marauder

outcast

picaroon

plunder

profitable

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹɒb.ə(ɹ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: robbour

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.