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    Patwa headword

    Midnight-robber

    /MID-nyt-RAH-bah/

    Noun
    Gloss
    "Thief"
    Definition
    A burglar or thief who operates at night.
    Example
    "Lock di doors fi di midnight-robber."
    Origin
    Descriptive.

    As an everyday term, Midnight-robber is one you'll likely come across in real Jamaican speech. Try the Jamaican Patois translator to see it in a sentence, or head back to the lexicon index for more words like it.