robber

English Thesaurus

1. a thief who steals from someone by threatening violence (noun.person)

hypernym	:	stealer, thief,
definition	:	a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it (noun.person)

hyponym	:	bank robber,
definition	:	a robber of banks (noun.person)

hyponym	:	mugger,
definition	:	a robber who takes property by threatening or performing violence on the person who is robbed (usually on the street) (noun.person)

derivation	:	rob,
definition	:	take something away by force or without the consent of the owner (verb.possession)

derivation	:	rob,
definition	:	take something away by force or without the consent of the owner (verb.possession)