Robin Hood

English thumb|Statue of Robin Hood in Nottingham. Etymology From en enm -, from en fro -, diminutive of fro Robert. Pronunciation en /ˌɹɒbɪn ˈhʊd/ RP en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Robin Hood.wav Southern England en /ˈɹɑbɪn hʊd/ US Proper noun Robin Hood A legendary English outlaw famous for his skill in archery and his vow to defend the poor and the oppressed against established authority. en place cc/England: en hamlet par/Baslow and Bubnell dist/Derbyshire Dales co/Derbyshire OS grid ref SK2772. List of United Kingdom locations: Ri-Ror#Roa-Ror en settlement par/Wrightington dist/West Lancashire co/Lancashire OS grid ref SD5211. en village metbor/Leeds co/West Yorkshire OS grid ref SE3227. Ward map (Leeds) en locality near town/Drouin s/Victoria c/Australia. Derived terms en Robin Hood effect Robin Hood hashing Robin Hood's Bay Robin Hood shot Robin Hood tax Translations legendary outlaw Arabic: ar رُوبِن هُود m rubin hūd Armenian: hy Ռոբին Հուդ Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 羅賓漢 Luóbīn Hàn Esperanto: eo Kapuĉa Robĉjo Finnish: fi Robin Hood French: fr Robin des Bois m Georgian: ka რობინ ჰუდი German: de Robin Hood m Greek: el Ρομπέν των Δασών Hebrew: he רובין הוד m Hindi: hi रॉबिन हूड m Icelandic: is Hrói höttur Italian: it Robin Hood m Japanese: ja ロビン・フッド Robin Fuddo Korean: ko ^로빈 ^후드 Latvian: lv Robins Huds m Marathi: mr रॉबिन हूड m Persian: fa رابین‌هود râbin-hud Polish: pl Robin Hood m Portuguese: pt Robin Hood m Russian: ru Ро́бин Гуд m Spanish: es Robín de los Bosques m Swedish: sv Robin Hood Thai: th โรบินฮูด rōo-bīn-húut Noun Robin Hood A criminal or vigilante with similar social tendencies. en 1862 Henry T. Spicer Black Flags in the Channel w:Charles Dickens w:All the Year Round 6 523 There were still nobly-born and accomplished sea-rovers — Robin Hoods of the wave — en 1954 Howard Greenfield Connie Francis Neil Sedaka Stupid Cupid Hey now, go play Robin Hood with somebody else's heart. en 2002 Peter Drahos; John Braithwaite Information Feudalism: Who Owns the Knowledge Economy? Of course the story is more interesting and complex than that; there are Robin Hoods of infofeudalism – the Free Software Movement and many groups like Napster. en archery informal en Robin Hood shot References en eponyms en Characters from folklore European folklore Individuals Fictional characters People