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Robber vs Bobber - What's the difference?

robber | bobber |

As nouns the difference between robber and bobber

is that robber is a person who robs while bobber is (fishing) a buoyant device (frequently made of cork) attached to a line so as to suspend the end of the line with the hook (and bait or lure) above the bottom.

robber

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person who robs.

    • Hyponyms

    * bank robber * mugger

    Hypernyms

    * thief

    Derived terms

    * robber baron * robber crab * robber fly * robber gull

    Related terms

    * rob * robbery

    bobber

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (fishing) A buoyant device (frequently made of cork) attached to a line so as to suspend the end of the line with the hook (and bait or lure) above the bottom.

    • Synonyms

    * cork * float