Definition of ROBBER

robber

Plural: robbers

Noun

  • a thief who steals from someone by threatening violence
  • A person who robs.
  • An animal who robs.

Origin / 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.

Scrabble Score: 10

robber is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
robber is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
robber is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

robber is a valid Words With Friends word