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robber

/ˈɹɑ.bɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.39 in modern English

Syllables
rob-ber
IPA
/ˈɹɑ.bɚ/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who robs.

noun

An animal who robs.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *Hrew-? Proto-Indo-European *Hrewp-der. Proto-Germanic *raubōną Frankish *raubōnbor. Late Latin raubāre Old French rober Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin -ātor Old French -eor Old French robeorbor. Middle English robbour English robber 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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɹɑ.bɚ/
  • British English: /ˈɹɒb.ə(ɹ)/

Inflected Forms

robbers (plural)

Derived Forms

robberess robberfly robberish robberly robberproof

Phrases

camp robber cradle robber dog robber grave robber robber baron robber crab robber fly robber frog

Frequently Paired Words

rob robbery

Rhymes With

jobber clobber slobber bobber bober mud dauber cobber dobber throbber lobber mobber knobber

Questions

How do you pronounce robber?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɑ.bɚ/.
What does robber mean?
A person who robs.
Where does robber come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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