Robber
Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
One who commits a robbsry
The term is not In law synonymous with "thief," but applies only to one who steals with force or open violence.
See De Rothschild v. Royal Mall Steam Packet Co., 7 Exch. 742; The Manitoba (D. C.) 104 Fed. 151.