rövare

See also: rovare

Swedish

Etymology

röva + -are

Noun

rövare c

  1. a robber, someone who steals or loots
  2. (in some expressions, especially "dra/ta en rövare") something bold or cheeky (and sometimes dishonest)
    Jag hade ingen bra ursäkt, så jag drog en rövare
    I didn't have a good excuse, so I made up a lie
    Det var bråttom, så vi tog en rövare och parkerade där i tio minuter fast det är olagligt
    We were in a hurry, so we took a chance and parked there for ten minutes even though it's illegal

Declension

Declension of rövare 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative rövare rövaren rövare rövarna
Genitive rövares rövarens rövares rövarnas

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