Pronunciations (4)
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/ˈɹɒb.ə(ɹ)/
Pronunciation notes
- Received-Pronunciation
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/ˈɹɑ.bɚ/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
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ˈɹɒ.bə(ɹ)
Pronunciation notes
- GB
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ˈɹɑbɚ
Pronunciation notes
- US
Noun
A person who robs.
An animal who robs.
- Examples
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I remember as a boy in my native land the bad name the common magpie (Pica caudata) had as a destroyer of chickens, and a robber of nests.
Noun
a thief who steals from someone by threatening violence