Robber baron may refer to:
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Robber baron (feudalism)
A robber baron or robber knight () was an unscrupulous feudalism, feudal landowner who, protected by his fief's legal status, imposed high taxes and tolls out of keeping with the norm without authorization by some higher authority. Some resorted ...
, an unscrupulous medieval landowner
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Robber baron (industrialist)
Robber baron is a term first applied by 19th century muckrakers and others as social criticism to certain wealthy, powerful, and unethical 19th-century American businessmen. The term appeared in that use as early as the August 1870 issue of ''Th ...
, term for unscrupulous 19th-century American businessmen
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