Bandit vs. Robber — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Bandit and Robber
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Bandit
A robber, especially one who robs at gunpoint.
Robber
(Law) To take property from (a person) illegally by using or threatening to use violence or force; commit robbery upon.
Bandit
An outlaw; a gangster.
Robber
To steal something from (a place, vehicle, or institution, for example)
Bandits robbed the train.
Bandit
One who cheats or exploits others.
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Robber
To steal (money or valuables)
Robbed money out of the till.
Bandit
(Slang) A hostile aircraft, especially a fighter aircraft.
Robber
To deprive unjustly of something belonging to, desired by, or legally due (someone)
Robbed her of her professional standing.
Bandit
One who robs others in a lawless area, especially as part of a group.
Robber
To deprive of something injuriously
A parasite that robs a tree of its sap.
Bandit
An outlaw.
Robber
To engage in or commit robbery.
Bandit
One who cheats others.
Robber
A person who robs.
Bandit
An aircraft identified as an enemy, but distinct from "hostile" or "threat" in that it is not immediately to be engaged.
Robber
An animal who robs.
Bandit
A runner who covertly joins a race without having registered as a participant.
Robber
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.
Bandit
(ambitransitive) To rob, or steal from, in the manner of a bandit.
Robber
A thief who steals from someone by threatening violence
Bandit
An outlaw; a brigand.
No savage fierce, bandit, or mountaineer.
Deerstealers are ever a desperate banditti.
Bandit
An armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band
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