ˈräbə(r) noun
( -s )
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English robbere, robbour, from Old French robere, robeor, from roben to rob + -ere, -eor -er
: one that robs: as
a. : one that commits the crime of robbery
b. or robber bee : a honeybee worker that steals honey from a colony not its own
c. : a miner who rips out the supporting pillars of coal after the regular mining has been done