Robin Hood
Pronunciation Proper noun
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Pronunciation Proper noun
- A legendary English outlaw famous for his skill in archery and his vow to defend the poor and the oppressed against established authority.
- French: Robin des Bois
- German: Robin Hood
- Italian: Robin Hood
- Portuguese: Robin Hood
- Russian: Ро́бин Гуд
- Spanish: Robín de los Bosques
Robin Hood
- A criminal or vigilante with similar social tendencies.
- 1862, Henry T. Spicer, "Black Flags in the Channel", Charles Dickens (editor), All the Year Round (volume 6, page 523)
- There were still nobly-born and accomplished sea-rovers — Robin Hoods of the wave — […]
- 1954, Howard Greenfield (lyricist), Connie Francis (singer), Neil Sedaka (composer), “Stupid Cupid”
- Hey now, go play Robin Hood with somebody else's heart.
- 2002, Peter Drahos, John Braithwaite, Information Feudalism: Who Owns the Knowledge Economy?
- 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.
- 1862, Henry T. Spicer, "Black Flags in the Channel", Charles Dickens (editor), All the Year Round (volume 6, page 523)
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