Added 9 October 2026
robber
/ˈɹɒb.ə(ɹ)/ noun
In Latin: lātrō, lātrunculus, latroncula Wiktionary
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Origin
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.
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