robber+(noun)

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• robber — rob ► VERB (robbed, robbing) 1) take property unlawfully from (a person or place) by force or threat of force. 2) deprive of something needed, deserved, or significant. 3) informal overcharge. ● rob Peter to pay Paul Cf. ↑rob Peter to pay Paul …   English terms dictionary

• robber baron — noun 1. : a medieval lord subsisting by robbing, holding for ransom, or exorbitantly taxing travelers through his domain 2. : an American capitalist of the latter part of the 19th century grown wealthy through exploitation of natural resources,… …   Useful english dictionary

• robber — (n.) late 12c., from O.Fr. robbere, agent noun from rober (see ROB (Cf. rob)). Robber baron in the corrupt, greedy financier sense is attested from 1870s, from a comparison of Gilded Age capitalists to medieval European warlords. It is the… …   Etymology dictionary

• robber — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ armed, masked (esp. BrE) ▪ bank, train ▪ grave, tomb ▪ highway …   Collocations dictionary

• robber baron — noun a) In Europe, an aristocrat who charged exorbitant fees or otherwise exacted money from people who journeyed across land or waterways which he controlled. Men who made it a custom to travel the trail to Dawson, likened him to a robber baron …   Wiktionary

• Robber Council — or Robber Synod noun A council held at Ephesus in 449, afterwards repudiated, which reinstated Eutyches (from the violence of its proceedings) • • • Main Entry: ↑rob …   Useful english dictionary

• Robber Synod — Robber Council or Robber Synod noun A council held at Ephesus in 449, afterwards repudiated, which reinstated Eutyches (from the violence of its proceedings) • • • Main Entry: ↑rob …   Useful english dictionary

• robber frog — noun 1. of southwest United States and Mexico; call is like a dog s bark • Syn: ↑barking frog, ↑Hylactophryne augusti • Hypernyms: ↑frog, ↑toad, ↑toad frog, ↑anuran, ↑batrachian, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• robber — noun (C) someone who steals money or property: a bank robber …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• robber bee — noun see robber …   Useful english dictionary

• robber baron — noun Date: 1878 1. an American capitalist of the latter part of the 19th century who became wealthy through exploitation (as of natural resources, governmental influence, or low wage scales) 2. a business owner or executive who acquires wealth… …   New Collegiate Dictionary