robin hood

1. 1.

   legendary English outlaw of the 12th century; said to have robbed the rich to help the poor

   Broaderfictional character

Questions about robin hood

What does robin hood mean?

robin hood means "legendary English outlaw of the 12th century; said to have robbed the rich to help the poor".

Is robin hood a common word?

robin hood is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.