Robber vs. Thief

Robbernoun

A person who robs.

Robbernoun

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.

Robbernoun

a thief who steals from someone by threatening violence

Thiefnoun

One who carries out a theft.

Thiefnoun

One who steals another person's property, especially by stealth and without using force or violence.

Thiefnoun

(obsolete) A waster in the snuff of a candle.

Thiefnoun

One who steals; one who commits theft or larceny. See Theft.

Thiefnoun

A waster in the snuff of a candle.

Thiefnoun

a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it