French word

braqueur

Pronunciation

IPA/bʁakœʁ/

Meaning

  • masculine nounrobber

Example

Le braqueur a pris l'argent et s'est enfui.

The robber took the money and fled.

Illustration for braqueur (robber)

More examples

Un braqueur de banque a été arrêté hier.

A bank robber was arrested yesterday.

Core concept

A robber holding people at gunpoint while taking control of a bank or shop.

Common phrases

  • braqueur de banque

    bank robber

  • braqueur armé

    armed robber

  • braqueur en fuite

    robber on the run

Similar words

voleur: A person who steals money or property.
cambrioleur: A person who illegally enters homes or businesses to steal property.

Definition in French

Personne qui commet un braquage, généralement à main armée, par exemple contre une banque ou un commerce.

Word origin

Braqueur is formed from braquer with the agent suffix -eur, and braquer includes the sense 'to point or aim', as with a weapon.

Usage tips

  • Unlike voleur, braqueur normally implies threat or force in a robbery rather than secretly taking property.

Other meanings

  • bank robbernoun
  • armed robbernoun

Related words

  • braquerrobverb
  • braquagerobberynoun
  • braqueusefemale robbernoun

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