robber
/ˈrɒbə(r)/noun
उच्चारण रॉबर
लुटेरा, डाकू
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a person who steals from a person or place, especially using violence or threats
लुटेरा, डाकू
- The robbers took cash from the bank.
- A robber was arrested in connection with the jewellery shop theft.
- The robber ran out of the shop with a bag of money.
+ 3 more examples
- Police have caught the robbers who stole from the jeweller.
- A masked robber threatened the guard.
- The story is about a clever boy who tricked a robber.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
robber (person) / rob (verb) / robbery (crime)
A robber commits a robbery and robs a person or place. The noun for the person ends in -er.
Robber अपराधी है, robbery अपराध है और rob क्रिया है। व्यक्ति के लिए -er अंत होता है।
- The robber threatened the cashier.
- The bank robbery took place at noon.
rob sb of sth
The verb rob takes the victim as its object and of before the stolen thing. The robber is not the object.
'Rob' के बाद पीड़ित व्यक्ति आता है और चुराई गई वस्तु से पहले 'of' आता है।
- The gang robbed the traveller of his purse.
- Two men robbed the shop of all its cash.
robber + plural / group nouns
A group of robbers is a gang. Armed robbers use force or threats, while thieves steal without being seen.
लुटेरों का समूह 'gang' कहलाता है। Armed robbers बल या धमकी का प्रयोग करते हैं, जबकि thief चुपके से चुराते हैं।
- A gang of robbers was arrested near the highway.
highway robber / daylight robbery
Highway robber is a traditional word for someone who attacks travellers. 'Daylight robbery' means a shockingly high price.
'Highway robber' यात्रियों पर हमला करने वाले लुटेरे को कहते हैं। 'Daylight robbery' का अर्थ बहुत अधिक कीमत माँगना है।
- Ten thousand rupees for a small room is daylight robbery.
+Collocations 4
adjective + robber
armedmaskednotoriousviolentdaring
- Two masked robbers entered the jeweller's shop.
robber + verb
fleethreatenescapehold upget away
- The robbers fled on a motorbike.
noun + robber
banktrainhighwaystreetshop
- The train robbers were caught within a week.
verb + a robber
catcharrestchaseidentifytackle
- The villagers chased the robber down the lane.
“More examples 5
- The robber fled with the jewellery before the police arrived.
पुलिस के आने से पहले लुटेरा गहने लेकर भाग गया।
- Radhika read a story about a kind robber who gave to the poor.
राधिका ने एक दयालु लुटेरे की कहानी पढ़ी जो गरीबों को दान देता था।
- The bank robbers were caught on camera.
बैंक के लुटेरे कैमरे में कैद हो गए।
- A robber snatched her bag near the bus stand.
एक लुटेरे ने बस अड्डे के पास उसका बैग छीन लिया।
- The old robber turned over a new leaf after leaving prison.
बूढ़े लुटेरे ने जेल से निकलने के बाद नया जीवन शुरू किया।
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✗ The gang robbed the passengers' purses.
✓ The gang robbed the passengers of their purses.
The object of rob is the victim; the stolen item follows of.
'Rob' का object पीड़ित होता है; चुराई वस्तु 'of' के बाद आती है।
✗ A thief robbed my wallet on the train.
✓ A thief stole my wallet on the train.
You steal an object and rob a person or place.
वस्तु 'steal' की जाती है और व्यक्ति या स्थान को 'rob' किया जाता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Robber, thief and burglar all take what is not theirs, but in different ways.
तीनों दूसरों का सामान लेते हैं, पर तरीके अलग हैं।
Takes things from a person or place, usually using force or threats.
बल या धमकी से किसी व्यक्ति या स्थान से सामान लेने वाला।
- The robber held a knife to the driver.
Steals things, usually secretly and without force.
प्रायः चुपके से और बिना बल के चोरी करने वाला।
- The thief took the phone from her bag.
Breaks into a building to steal.
चोरी के लिए इमारत में सेंध लगाकर घुसने वाला।
- A burglar entered through the window.
§Grammar and usage
Rob a person or place of something ('They robbed the bank'; 'He was robbed of his phone'); steal something from a person or place ('They stole money from the bank'), never 'steal the bank'.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: 'rob a person or place of something' ('They robbed the bank'; 'He was robbed of his phone'); 'steal something from a person or place' ('They stole money from the bank'), 'steal the bank' कभी नहीं।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
'robbing Peter to pay Paul' (taking from one to give to another).
कहावत 'robbing Peter to pay Paul' (एक से लेकर दूसरे को देना)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A person who steals from a house is a burglar; who steals in the street with violence a mugger; who steals from shops a shoplifter; who picks pockets a pickpocket.
घर से चोरी करने वाला burglar; सड़क पर हिंसा से लूटने वाला mugger; दुकानों से चोरी करने वाला shoplifter; जेब काटने वाला pickpocket।