Thesaurus results for ROBBER

robber

noun

Definition of robber

as in thief

one who steals the robber wore a ski mask while holding up the bank

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Recent Examples of robber Valentino Giovanni Luchin is a man in his 60s with two wildly different legacies — he is known as a talented, hardworking Italian chef and an inept bank robber. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026 Back in the ’90s, one year after making her film debut in Cadillac Man, Petty skyrocketed to fame after starring alongside Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze in the action film about surfers who moonlight as bank robbers. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Aug. 2026 When a duo of robbers (Joe Pesci‘s Harry and Daniel Stern‘s Marv) try to break in, Kevin sets a series of traps to deter them. — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026 The movie was then changed to make Gruber's crew robbers masquerading as terrorists, a key plot point. — Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 The robbers then snatched various items from display cases in the space and escaped out the window in a mere eight minutes. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 22 July 2026 Authorities surmised that the robbers most likely broke the diamond down into smaller pieces and sold it on the black market. — Moises Mendez Ii, InStyle, 22 July 2026 The robbers fought with murderous determination, and the police answered with their truncheons. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 July 2026 During the crime, one of the robbers pulled out a gun and shot the man in the leg, police say. — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026

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thief

Noun

The feature could help someone facing a violent thief or another coercive situation.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Police told local news outlets that thieves used one of the company trucks to smash through the site’s security gate and then spent eight hours combing through the building.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of thief

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