roberdsman

roberdsman
\\ˈräbə(r)dzmən\ noun (plural roberdsmen)
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Middle English roberdesman, robertesman, probably from Robertes (gen. of the name Robert, probably considered an appropriate fictitious name for a robber because of the similarity in sound to Middle English robbere robber) + Middle English man
: one of a class of vagabond thieves and robbers in 14th century England

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roberdsman /robˈərdz-man/ (obsolete)
noun
A stout robber (also robˈertsman)
ORIGIN: Appar from Robert; allusion unknown

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  • Roberdsman — Rob erds*man, Robertsman Rob erts*man, n.; pl. { men}. (Old Statutes of Eng.) A bold, stout robber, or night thief; said to be so called from Robin Hood. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • roberdsman — rob·erds·man …   English syllables

  • -men — Roberdsman Rob erds*man, Robertsman Rob erts*man, n.; pl. { men}. (Old Statutes of Eng.) A bold, stout robber, or night thief; said to be so called from Robin Hood. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Robertsman — Roberdsman Rob erds*man, Robertsman Rob erts*man, n.; pl. { men}. (Old Statutes of Eng.) A bold, stout robber, or night thief; said to be so called from Robin Hood. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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