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Robber vs Purloiner - What's the difference?

robber | purloiner | Related terms |

Robber is a related term of purloiner.


As nouns the difference between robber and purloiner

is that robber is a person who robs while purloiner is one who purloins.

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

    purloiner

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who purloins.