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robberess

robberess noun: a female robber.

Noun

robberess (plural robberesses)

  1. A female robber.
    • I have been brought up to something better, and, sooner than live in a dirty cave and be nothing but a robberess,1904, New-Church Messenger, page 235
    • What changes take place, one could for instance ask, when a gullible brat (The Doll) or a wild robberess (The Mountain Cat) take over the narrative, or when the fantastic sets are invaded by the spirit of joyful anarchy?1992, Sabine Hake, Passions and Deceptions: The Early Films of Ernst Lubitsch, Princeton University Press, →ISBN, page 110

Forms of robberess

pluralrobberesses

Origin of robberess

From robber + -ess.

Questions about robberess

What does robberess mean?
Robberess means a female robber.
What part of speech is robberess?
Robberess is a noun.
What is the plural of robberess?
The plural of robberess is robberesses.

Words near robberess in the dictionary

  1. robber gulls
  2. robber steak
  3. robber steaks
  4. robber-baron
  5. robber-barons
  6. robberess
  7. robberesses
  8. robberflies
  9. robberfly
  10. robberie
  11. robberies

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