robber
81robber baron — rob′ber bar on n. 1) why a U.S. capitalist of the late 19th century who became wealthy by ruthless and unethical means 2) why a feudal noble who robbed travelers passing through his lands • Etymology: 1875–80 …
82robber fly — rob′ber fly n. ent any of numerous, often large, dipterous insects of the family Asilidae that are predaceous on other insects • Etymology: 1870–75 …
83robber baron — /rɒbə ˈbærən/ (say robuh baruhn) noun a noble who robbed travellers passing through his lands …
84robber crab — /ˈrɒbə kræb/ (say robuh krab) noun a large anomuran crab, Birgus latro, of the Indo Pacific tropics, highly specialised to climb coconut palms for the meat of the nuts; coconut crab …
85robber fly — /ˈrɒbə flaɪ/ (say robuh fluy) noun any of the swift, often large, flies constituting the family Asilidae, that prey on other insects …
86robber barons — Powerful companies who manipulate a market; American Industrial Revolution industrialists who monopolized markets …
87robber fly — noun swift predatory fly having a strong body like a bee with the proboscis hardened for sucking juices of other insects captured on the wing • Syn: ↑bee killer • Hypernyms: ↑dipterous insect, ↑two winged insects, ↑dipteran, ↑dipteron • Member… …
88robber ant — noun : any of various slave making ants (as Formica sanguinea and Polyergus rufescens) …
89robber crab — noun 1. : purse crab 2. : hermit crab …
90robber gull — noun : jaeger 3 …
