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Robin Hood en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈɹɑbɪn hʊd/ (US)
  • /ˌɹɒbɪn ˈhʊd/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Middle English, from Old French, diminutive of Robert.

Meanings

  1. A criminal or vigilante with similar social tendencies.
    • There were still nobly-born and accomplished sea-rovers — Robin Hoods of the wave — […] 1862, Henry T. Spicer, “Black Flags in the Channel”, in Charles Dickens, editor, All the Year Round, volume 6, page 523:
    • Hey now, go play Robin Hood with somebody else's heart. 1954, “Stupid Cupid”, Howard Greenfield (lyrics), Neil Sedaka (music), performed by Connie Francis:
    • Of course the story is more interesting and complex than that; there are Robin Hoods of infofeudalism – the Free Software Movement and many groups like Napster. 2002, Peter Drahos, John Braithwaite, Information Feudalism: Who Owns the Knowledge Economy?:
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of, informal) Short for Robin Hood shot

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Robin Hood en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈɹɑbɪn hʊd/ (US)
  • /ˌɹɒbɪn ˈhʊd/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Middle English, from Old French, diminutive of Robert.

Meanings

  1. A legendary English outlaw famous for his skill in archery and his vow to defend the poor and the oppressed against established authority.
  2. A place in England: ▸ A hamlet in Baslow and Bubnell parish, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK2772).
  3. A place in England: ▸ A settlement in Wrightington parish, West Lancashire district, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD5211).
  4. A place in England: ▸ A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE3227).
  5. A locality near Drouin, Victoria, Australia.

Deriveds

Robin Hood's Bay · Robin Hood shot · Robin Hood tax · Robin Hood effect · Robin Hood hashing

Translations (24)

eo Kapuĉa Robĉjo (legendary outlaw) · cmn 羅賓漢 /罗宾汉 (legendary outlaw) · th โรบินฮูด (legendary outlaw) · ar رُوبِن هُود (legendary outlaw) · ja ロビン・フッド (legendary outlaw) · ko 로빈 후드 (legendary outlaw) · hi रॉबिन हूड (legendary outlaw) · sv Robin Hood (legendary outlaw) · it Robin Hood (legendary outlaw) · es Robín de los Bosques (legendary outlaw) · is Hrói höttur (legendary outlaw) · pt Robin Hood (legendary outlaw) · fi Robin Hood (legendary outlaw) · el Ρομπέν των Δασών (legendary outlaw) · hy Ռոբին Հուդ (legendary outlaw) · fr Robin des Bois (legendary outlaw) · fa رابینهود (legendary outlaw) · pl Robin Hood (legendary outlaw) · de Robin Hood (legendary outlaw) · mr रॉबिन हूड (legendary outlaw) · ru Ро́бин Гуд (legendary outlaw) · ka რობინ ჰუდი (legendary outlaw) · he רובין הוד (legendary outlaw) · lv Robins Huds (legendary outlaw)