Robber and Thug

Robber

Robber noun - One who steals.

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Thug and robber are semantically related. in person who steals topic. In some cases you can use "Thug" instead a noun "Robber".

Nearby Words: robbed, robbery, robbing, Robby

Thug noun - A violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang.

Usage example: the Mob boss regularly sent his thugs after people who were slow to pay their debts

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Robber and thug are semantically related. You can use "Robber" instead a noun "Thug".

greedy	greedy robber	greedy thug
ordinary	ordinary robber	ordinary thug
average	average robber	average thug
simple	simple robber	simple thug
Other adjectives: poor, actual, real, dangerous, evil, fleeing, criminal, white, former, murderous, mere, hardened, ruthless, random, last, generic, armed, unnamed, dimwitted.

Anti-Villain: Jesse is a robber, thug and murderer, but he's also something of a tortured soul.

Source: Film / The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Mary Jane describes the robber as a menacing thug, Jameson acting bravely, and Spider-Man as a hero.

Source: "Rashomon"-Style aka: The Rashomon
Subverted when Will has his friend hire a thug to 'rob' a store, and he'd beat the robber to impress his girlfriend.

Source: Engineered Heroics

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