Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Robber

Robber , noun

One who robs; in law, one who feloniously takes goods or money from the person of another by violence or by putting him in fear.
Some roving robber calling to his fellows. — Milton
Collocations (3)
Robber crab (Zoology) , (a) A purse crab (b) Any hermit crab.
Robber fly (Zoology) , Same as Hornet fly, under Hornet.
Robber gull (Zoology) , a jager gull.