Meaning | A thief who steals from someone by threatening violence. |
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Narrower | bank robber | A robber of banks |
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mugger | A robber who takes property by threatening or performing violence on the person who is robbed (usually on the street) |
Broader | thief, stealer | A criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it |
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Spanish | agresor, asaltador, atacante, atracador, delincuente, ladrón |
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Catalan | agressor, assaltant, atracador, bandit, delinqüent, lladre |
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Verbs | rob | take something away by force or without the consent of the owner |
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