What does rob roy mean?

rob roy means "Scottish clan leader and outlaw who was the subject of a 1817 novel by Sir Walter Scott (1671-1734)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for rob roy?

Close synonyms include MacGregor, Robert MacGregor. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is rob roy a common word?

rob roy is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

rob roy — meaning, pronunciation and 2 definitions

noun

2 sensesA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
Scottish clan leader and outlaw who was the subject of a 1817 novel by Sir Walter Scott (1671-1734)
SynonymsMacGregor Robert MacGregor
Broadercriminal
2.
a manhattan cocktail made with Scotch whiskey
Broadermanhattan

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What does rob roy mean?: rob roy means "Scottish clan leader and outlaw who was the subject of a 1817 novel by Sir Walter Scott (1671-1734)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

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