Usually means: Assistant to high-ranking military official.
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  1. dog robber: Merriam-Webster
  2. dog-robber: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. dog robber: Wiktionary
  4. Dog robber: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. dog robber: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (dog robber)

noun:  (obsolete, derogatory) A contemptible person, especially one who steals scraps of food.
noun:  (obsolete) A menial; a low-level servant.
noun:  (military, slang) An officer's orderly or servant; a factotum; Someone whose job is to run errands for an officer.
noun:  (military, slang) One whose role is to acquire scarce goods, from military equipment to liquor or perfume, often staying barely within the letter of the law.
noun:  (military, slang, in the plural) Civilian clothing; mufti.

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