Burglar vs. Robber — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Burglar and Robber
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Burglar
One who commits burglary.
Robber
(Law) To take property from (a person) illegally by using or threatening to use violence or force; commit robbery upon.
Burglar
A person who breaks in to premises with the intent of committing theft.
The burglar made off with a large diamond from the museum.
Robber
To steal something from (a place, vehicle, or institution, for example)
Bandits robbed the train.
Burglar
(ambitransitive) To commit burglary; to burgle.
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Robber
To steal (money or valuables)
Robbed money out of the till.
Burglar
One guilty of the crime of burglary.
Robber
To deprive unjustly of something belonging to, desired by, or legally due (someone)
Robbed her of her professional standing.
Burglar
A thief who enters a building with intent to steal
Robber
To deprive of something injuriously
A parasite that robs a tree of its sap.
Robber
To engage in or commit robbery.
Robber
A person who robs.
Robber
An animal who robs.
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.
Robber
A thief who steals from someone by threatening violence
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