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robber
What does robber mean?
robber (noun): a thief who steals from someone by threatening violence.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce robber?
/ˈɹɑbɚ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does robber come from?
Inherited from Middle English robbour, robbere, either directly taken from or from a calque of Old French robeor.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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