Robin Hood
nounUK /ˌɹɒbɪn ˈhʊd/ · US /ˈɹɑbɪn hʊd/
Etymology From Middle English, from Old French, diminutive of Robert.
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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:
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- 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?:
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Archery, Government, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Martial arts, Military, Politics, Sports, War Abbreviation, Informal Short for Robin Hood shot