stickup man
Holdup crime perpetrator
A stickup man is someone who commits armed robberies—holding up stores, banks, or individuals at gunpoint.
The term comes from the command to stick your hands up.
It carries a street-level connotation, suggesting someone who robs as a regular occupation rather than a one-time offender: He'd been a stickup man since his teens.
- robberOne who steals by force
- holdupTheft by threat
- bank robberyTheft from financial institution
- armed robberyTheft with weapon threat
- banditArmed roadside thief
gunman · thief · heist · inside job · masked · armed · mugger · getaway · getaway car · loot · cash · paper money · money bag · vault · pistol · threat · hands in the air · criminal
- thievesthief, robber, burglar, pickpocket, shoplifter
- gunmengunman, shooter, triggerman, hitman, sniper
stickup manpolice officer
Law enforcement agent
cop · lawman · armed guard · security guard · detective
stickup manpickpocket
Thief who steals carried items
cat burglar · sneak thief · embezzler · con artist · grifter
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