robber

robber
I
(Roget's IV) n.
Syn. thief, burglar, housebreaker, pickpocket, mugger, shoplifter, cheat, crook*, bandit, holdup man, cat burglar, second-story worker, sneak thief, bank robber, swindler, embezzler, peculator, pilferer, kleptomaniac, looter, despoiler, plunderer, pillager, brigand, freebooter, pirate, marauder, shanghaier, raider, forager, thug, desperado, forger, corsair, privateer, buccaneer, highwayman, footpad, hijacker, cattle thief, cutpurse, purse snatcher, sharper, safecracker, fence*, grafter*, rustler*, con artist*, ripoff artist*, cracksman*, yegg*, clip artist*, come-on*, chiseler*, paper hanger*, stick-up man*; see also cheat 1 , criminal .
II
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.
crook, thief, *mugger, bandit, criminal, petty thief, *second-story man, housebreaker, hijacker.
III
(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun A person who steals: bandit, burglar, highwayman, housebreaker, larcener, larcenist, pilferer, purloiner, stealer, thief. See CRIMES.

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