What does 泥棒 (dorobou | どろぼう) mean in Japanese?

	The Japanese word
	泥棒
	is pronounced
	dorobou \| どろぼう
	means
	robber

	Examples:
	彼らは泥棒を追跡している。 karera wa dorobō o tsuiseki shi te iru. They are pursuing the robber.
	その警官は泥棒を追跡した。 sono keikan wa dorobō o tsuiseki shi ta. The policeman chased the thief. \| The policeman chased the burglar. \| The policeman chased the robber.
	泥棒は警官が見た時に逃げた。 dorobō wa keikan ga mi ta toki ni nige ta. The thief took flight when the policeman saw him. \| The robber ran away when the policeman saw him.
	その泥棒は少年にナイフを突きつけようとした。 sono dorobō wa shōnen ni naifu o tsukitsukeyo u to shi ta. The robber tried to plunge the knife into the boy.
	その泥棒は、１０人の警官に囲まれて立っていた。 sono dorobō wa, ichi zero nin no keikan ni kakoma re te tatte i ta. The robber stood surrounded by ten policemen.

	Examples sourced from tatoeba.org