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robberess

noun

Etymology

From robber + -ess.

  1. derived from robeor
  2. inherited from robbour
  3. suffixed as robberess — “robber + ess”

Definitions

  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,
    • 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?
    • 2019, Bill Peschel, The Best Sherlock Holmes Parodies and Pastiches: 1888-1930: 223B Casebook Series, Peschel Press “Out o' luck,” groaned the robberess. All of a sudden she pointed her weapon at me.

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