STICKUP MAN Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the phrase stickup man. (close relations)
Definition of STICKUP MAN
stickup
Best Alternative Words for STICKUP MAN
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bandit | nounn | |||||||
noun • an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band | ||||||||
burglar | nounn | |||||||
noun • a thief who enters a building with intent to steal | ||||||||
crook | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime • a circular segment of a curve • a long staff with one end being hook shaped verb • bend or cause to bend | ||||||||
desperado | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a bold outlaw (especially on the American frontier) | ||||||||
highwayman | nounn | |||||||
noun • a holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it | ||||||||
hijacker | nounn | |||||||
noun • a holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it • someone who uses force to take over a vehicle (especially an airplane) in order to reach an alternative destination | ||||||||
looter | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) | ||||||||
mugger | nounn | |||||||
noun • a robber who takes property by threatening or performing violence on the person who is robbed (usually on the street) | ||||||||
outlaw | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime adjective satellite • contrary to or forbidden by law • disobedient to or defiant of law verb • declare illegal; outlaw | ||||||||
pickpocket | nounn | |||||||
noun • a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places | ||||||||
pirate | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own • someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation • a ship that is manned by pirates verb • copy illegally; of published material • take arbitrarily or by force | ||||||||
robber | nounn | |||||||
noun • a thief who steals from someone by threatening violence | ||||||||
thief | nounn | |||||||
noun • a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it | ||||||||
heister | nounn | |||||||
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holdup man | nounn | |||||||
noun • an armed thief |